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1957 Map of Danbury

Name: 1957 Topographic Map of Danbury
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1983
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1983

About this map

Beaver Creek flows through the southern portion of this landscape, carving a valley that dictated the placement of early 20th-century transportation and settlement. The Burlington Northern railroad corridor serves as the primary artery for the region, connecting the village of Danbury with the smaller community of Marion to the west. This 1957 survey, updated with photo revisions in 1981, captures the rural infrastructure of the Nebraska-Kansas border before significant farm consolidation.

Genealogists and local historians can locate several rural landmarks including the shared Danbury-Marion Cem and a network of country schoolhouses like Shiloh Sch, Center Divide Sch, and School No 33. The map detail shows how the terrain transitions from the broken drainage basins of Ash Creek and Buffalo Cr in the north toward the flatter agricultural lands of the Red Willow and Decatur county line.