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1964 Map of Butte

Name: 1964 Topographic Map of Butte
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1965
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1965

About this map

Butte serves as the primary hub in this mid-1960s study of Boyd County, Nebraska, and Gregory County, South Dakota. Situated just south of the state line, the town is a center for local services, featuring its own Fairground, Sewage Disposal, and several religious sites including SS Peter and Paul Cem and Butte Cem. The landscape is defined by the winding course of Ponca Creek, which is tracked by the Chicago and North Western railroad. To the northwest, the small settlement of Anoka sits near numerous Gravel Pits, illustrating the local extractive industry of the era.

Genealogists will find significant value in the documentation of numerous burial sites, from the Old Settlers Cem in the north to the Immanuel Cem south of town. The terrain transitions from the alluvial flats of the creek to distinctive elevations like the Harvey Buttes and the ridges of McCully and Ware. These features, along with Tobacco Creek and Spring Creek, reveal a rural economy deeply tied to its water sources and rail connections.