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1920 Map of Craig

Name: 1920 Topographic Map of Craig
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1939
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1939

About this map

The Missouri River defines the landscape of this 1916 survey, carving a winding path that separates Richardson County, Nebraska, from Holt County, Missouri. The river valley is a corridor of intense transport and rural settlement, anchored by the Chicago Burlington and Quincy railroad, which links riverside towns like Craig, Bigelow, and Rulo. The map documents a dense network of one-room schoolhouses that once served this agricultural region, including uniquely named institutions such as Brush College School, Lonesome School, and Exodus School.

Frequent shifting of the river is evident in the complex oxbows and islands between Arago and Fortescue. Near the southern border, the confluence of Noharts Creek and Roys Creek with the Missouri marks the proximity to the Nebraska-Kansas line. This survey captures a moment when local life revolved around the fertile bottomlands of Tarkio Creek and Little Tarkio Creek, before modern infrastructure altered the riparian environment.