1957 Map of Danbury NE

About this map

Bartley stands as the primary hub of this Red Willow County landscape, where the Burlington Northern railroad runs parallel to the Republican River. The 1950s era irrigation infrastructure is prominent throughout the river valley, featuring the Bartley Canal and several engineered Siphons designed to manage water across the local topography. Further south, the map reveals a sparsely populated agricultural upland where rural education was once decentralized, as evidenced by three decommissioned schoolhouses: Valley Center Sch, School Creek Sch, and School No 60. The presence of the Trinity Cem and scattered Gravel Pits alongside small settlements like Berger provides a detailed look at the mid-century infrastructure and community layout of southwest Nebraska before later consolidation changed the rural school system.