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1962 Map of Buffalo

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

USGS Topo · Published 1964

About this map

Buffalo and the surrounding rural townships in Dawson County appear during a period of established agricultural development and water management. The landscape is defined by the winding course of Buffalo Creek and the critical infrastructure of the Gothenburg Canal and Dawson County Canal, which trace the base of the loess hills. These waterways, supported by features like the Gaging Station and a local Flume, speak to the region's reliance on irrigation to sustain its plains economy.

Social life in the early 1960s remained centered on a network of small, numbered school districts and country cemeteries. Genealogists can locate legacy sites such as Rose Hill Cem, St Johns Cem, and Hillside Cem. Scattered across the townships of Buffalo, Coyote, and Hillside, these landmarks alongside School No 18 and School No 59 preserve the footprint of a tightly-knit farming community before further rural consolidation.