2021 Map of Center West

About this map

Center serves as a focal point in this portion of Knox County, home to the Knox County Courthouse perched near the winding path of Bazile Creek. The landscape is characterized by the agricultural grid of the Great Plains, where section lines dictate the path of rural routes like 881 RD and 875 RD. To the south, the small settlements of Winnetoon and Bazile Mills anchor the local community, with the latter situated near the confluence of Spring Cr and the larger creek system. Genealogists will find point data for Winnetoon Cem and Cedar Hill Cem, reflecting the early 21st-century state of these long-established Nebraska townships. The terrain transition from flat upland fields to the carved valleys of the Bazile Creek drainage reveals the fundamental relationship between the region's water sources and its historic town placements.