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1962 Map of Buckeye Valley

Name: 1962 Topographic Map of Buckeye Valley
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1964
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1964

About this map

The meandering Wood River defines the southern reach of this Buffalo County landscape, where the flat alluvial plain of Gibbon and Center townships meets the dissected uplands to the north. Surveyed in the early 1960s, the map reveals a rural community structured around its section lines and local institutions. The valley floor is dotted with small-scale water management and agricultural infrastructure, while the higher ground of Buckeye Valley is carved by Cedar Creek.

Genealogists and local historians will find a dense network of early 20th-century public education and religious sites, including United Brethren Ch and five numbered school districts ranging from School No 28 in the south to School No 49 in the north. The presence of Riverside Cem near the riverbank and a Water Tank near the eastern margin further illustrates the established settlement patterns of this central Nebraska prairie region.