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1963 Map of Closter SE

Name: 1963 Topographic Map of Closter SE
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1985
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1985

About this map

Newman Grove sits at the southern edge of this agricultural landscape, where the boundary between Boone Co and Madison Co marks a region defined by its dispersed rural institutions. The 1960s terrain is characterized by a high density of one-room schoolhouses, including School No 8, School No 58, and School No 67, signaling a time when local education was still decentralized across the township blocks.

Waterways like North Shell Creek and Dry Creek wind through the sectioned farmland, connecting the small community hubs of Rose Hill Ch and St Pauls Ch. Genealogists will find particular value in the documentation of the Shell Creek Cem and Trinity Cem, which anchor the histories of the farming families who established these Nebraska plains. The map reflects a stable, mid-century rural infrastructure before the widespread consolidation of schools and parishes.