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1972 Map of Bushnell

Name: 1972 Topographic Map of Bushnell
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1975
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1975

About this map

Bushnell sits at the heart of this Kimball County landscape, positioned along the vital transportation corridor defined by the Union Pacific railroad and Lodgepole Creek. The town's layout and surrounding infrastructure reflect the industrial and agricultural needs of the early 1970s, including Sewage Disp Ponds and a network of oil extraction sites. The presence of Malm to the southwest and several Oil Wells scattered across the high plains underscores the area's reliance on both rail transit and petroleum resources during this era.

Running parallel through the terrain, the newly developed Interstate 80 and the historic rail line bisect the quadrangle, illustrating the evolution of transit in western Nebraska. To the south, a subterranean Pipeline and the north-south oriented State Line Road mark the functional boundaries of the rural landscape, where the flat topography is punctuated primarily by energy-sector developments and small-scale settlements.