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1962 Map of Gibbon North

Name: 1962 Topographic Map of Gibbon North
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1964
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1964

About this map

Gibbon serves as a focal point for the agricultural plains of Buffalo County, situated where the Union Pacific railroad parallels the meandering Wood River. This 1962 survey captures a rural landscape organized into distinct topographical basins, including Shelton Valley and Gibbon Valley, where a network of section-line roads connects numerous numbered schoolhouses. The presence of School No 86, School No 30, and School No 18 reflects a traditional mid-century rural education structure that was increasingly consolidating at this time.

Water management and local hydrology are prominent throughout the quadrangle, evidenced by a Gaging Station on the river and several drainage features like Boxelder Creek and Prairie Creek. Near the southern edge, the Riverside Cem and Riverside Sch stand as landmarks of long-standing community life. The map illustrates a highly utilized landscape where irrigation wells dot the fields, supporting the transition from the low-lying river valley to the higher Schneider and Sharon Valleys to the north.