1963 Map of Closter

About this map

The agricultural landscape of the Nebraska high plains is meticulously detailed in this early 1960s survey, defined by the meeting of Antelope and Boone Counties. The small settlement of Closter serves as a local hub in the south, while the surrounding sections are dotted with rural infrastructure that speaks to a closely-knit farming community. A network of country schools, such as School No. 26 and Valley View School, are positioned to serve family farmsteads separated by the drainages of Saint Clair Creek and Cedar Creek. Genealogy interest is concentrated near the southern boundary, where the North Branch Zion Ch Cemetery and Zion West Cem provide critical records of early settlers. The mapping also reveals a distinct landscape of land management, with fine red dashed lines indicating specific fence and field lines visible from aerial photography in 1961.