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1953 Map of Farwell

Name: 1953 Topographic Map of Farwell
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1955
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1955

About this map

Farwell (Posen) serves as the central hub of this Howard County landscape, situated at the junction of the Chicago Burlington and Quincy railroad and a network of county section lines. The survey, compiled in part from 1951 aerial photography, reveals a meticulously organized rural infrastructure defined by numerous small school districts. Settlements and farmsteads are scattered across the drainage basins of Oak Creek and Turkey Creek, which meander through the prairie terrain toward the Loup Fork.

Genealogists will find significant value in the distribution of educational and religious landmarks, such as School No 78, School No 10, and Kelso Cem. The inclusion of School No 52 (Abandoned) provides a specific data point for the consolidation of rural districts during the mid-century. From the Sherman and Howard County line to the reaches of Dry Creek, the map preserves a detailed view of Nebraska's agricultural heartland during the post-war era.