2014 Map of Columbus SE

About this map

The rolling hills and agricultural plains of Polk and Butler counties define this rural landscape south of the Platte River valley. The terrain is marked by a series of artificial impoundments, including the cluster of Bellwood Reservoir 3-A, Bellwood Reservoir 3-B, and Bellwood Reservoir 3-C, along with the Gruenewald Reservoir. These water management features are deeply integrated into the section-line road grid that characterizes Nebraska's interior farm country. For local historians and genealogists, the map identifies several significant burial grounds located along these gravel routes, most notably Saint Joseph Cem, Bellwood Cem, and Pleasant View Cem. The presence of Wilson Cr and Clear Cr highlights the natural drainage patterns that these engineered reservoirs were built to supplement or control within the productive agrarian environment.