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2017 Map of Cortland

Name: 2017 Topographic Map of Cortland
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2017
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2017

About this map

Sprague and Hickman sit at the northern edge of this Nebraska landscape, where the headwaters of Salt Cr and the Hickman Br begin their courses through the rolling plains. The geography is defined by an extensive water management system, featuring numerous flood control structures such as Salt Cr Reservoir 5-A and the Upper Big Nemaha Reservoir 15-A. These reservoirs sit alongside the Middle Br Big Nemaha River, illustrating the 20th-century transformation of the local drainage basins to support agriculture and recreation at Stagecoach Lake.

Family history is preserved at several rural burial sites, including Stockfeldt Cem near the northern border and Princeton Cem located just south of the town of Princeton. Further south, the community of Cortland straddles the boundary between Lancaster and Gage counties, positioned along the Homestead Expressway. This road network, including historic routes like Pella Road and Stagecoach Road, connects the dispersed farmsteads and rural cemeteries like Dietz Cem that anchor this agricultural region.