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1969 Map of Colon

Name: 1969 Topographic Map of Colon
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1971
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1971

About this map

The village of Colon serves as the focal point of this Saunders County landscape during the late 1960s, situated at the intersection of the Chicago and North Western railroad and local rural routes. The surrounding agricultural townships of South Cedar, Pohocco, Center, and Marietta are defined by a network of drainage ways including Silver Creek, Otoe Creek, and Sand Creek.

Genealogical interest is particularly high due to the distribution of rural landmarks, including the Union Cem, Platteville Cem, and Green Mound Cem. The map documents a traditional educational and spiritual infrastructure with numbered schoolhouses like School No 60 and School No 82, alongside community pillars such as Marietta Ch and Mead Emmanuel Ch. Unique terrain features like Green Mound stand out against the agricultural section lines and numerous well sites that dot the prairie.