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1969 Map of Edgar NW

Name: 1969 Topographic Map of Edgar NW
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1972
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1972

About this map

Alberding Lagoon National Wildlife Management Area and several other dedicated conservation zones dominate the agricultural landscape of Clay County in this late 1960s survey. The map details a region defined by its vital water resources and drainage patterns, specifically Little Sandy Creek and Sandy Creek, which meander through township sections once divided into Marshall, Sheridan, Edgar, and Logan precincts. The town of Edgar sits at the southwestern edge of the quadrangle, serving as a hub where the Union Pacific and Burlington Northern railroads converge.

Local history and genealogy interests are well-served by the inclusion of established burial grounds such as Evergreen Cem and Chapel Grove Cem. The presence of numerous wells and a Sewage Disposal plant near the town limits illustrates the infrastructure supporting this rural Nebraska community. This document, produced for the development of the Missouri River Basin, preserves the exact footprint of farmsteads and transport lines before further modernization of the High Plains agricultural corridor.