1954 Map of Gables SW

About this map

HO Ranch sits amidst the undulating terrain of this Garfield County landscape, documented during the mid-twentieth century as part of the Missouri River Basin development program. The area is characterized by ephemeral watercourses such as Dry Cedar Creek, which cuts through the northeastern portion of the sheet. The settlement pattern is sparse, reflecting the rural ranching economy of the Nebraska Sandhills where water access was critical for survival. Local education and community infrastructure are represented by School No 7 in the southeast, while the reliance on groundwater is evidenced by several Windmill sites distributed across the land. This survey, updated with 1980s woodland revisions, provides a specific look at the geographic layout of ranching properties and the early educational districts that served this section of the state.