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1966 Map of Clarkson

Name: 1966 Topographic Map of Clarkson
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1968
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1968

About this map

Clarkson and Howells anchor this mid-1960s agricultural survey of Colfax County, where the landscape is defined by the winding paths of Maple Creek and its many branches. The map captures the organized rural character of Adams, Lincoln, and Midland townships, revealing a dense network of country schoolhouses such as School No 53 and School No 14 that once served the surrounding farmsteads.

Evidence of historical infrastructure is visible in the prominent Railroad Grade cutting across the northern sections, while local spiritual life is marked at Zion Ch and St Johns Cem. The presence of small community hubs like Heun and the local Roadside Park near West Fork Maple Creek illustrates the social and civil structure of this Nebraska prairie land during a period of steady mid-century development.