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2021 Map of Fairbury

Name: 2021 Topographic Map of Fairbury
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2021
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2021

About this map

Fairbury serves as the focal point of this Jefferson County survey, situated along the north bank of the Little Blue River. The town's grid is dominated by the Jefferson County Courthouse and a series of numbered streets, extending southward to the river's edge. The surrounding landscape is defined by the carved drainage basins of Whisky Run and Little Sandy Creek, which feed into the main river channel from the north and west. Several agricultural reservoirs, including Cub Cr Reservoir 17-B, Davis Reservoir, and Glaeseman Reservoir, are scattered across the high ground, reflecting modern water management in this prairie region.

Local history and genealogy are anchored by several notable burial sites, including the Fairbury Cem south of the city, Richland Center Cem to the north, and Grandy Cem to the east. The small settlement of Hedrix appears on the western edge of the map, while the Fairbury Municipal Airport occupies the plateau north of the river valley, highlighting the infrastructure supporting this rural Nebraska hub.