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1964 Map of Gibbon

Name: 1964 Topographic Map of Gibbon
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1991
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1991

About this map

The agrarian landscape of Moltke and Severance townships is defined by an extensive drainage network, including Judicial Ditch No 8 and County Ditch No 22, designed to manage the low-lying prairie terrain. The settlement of Gibbon serves as the primary hub, situated along the Chicago and North Western railroad line. This rail connection was central to the local economy, facilitating the transport of agricultural goods from the surrounding farmsteads.

Evidence of early community life is scattered throughout the grid of rural roads, from the St Peters Sch and a local Townhall to three distinct burial grounds: Gibbon Cem, St Willibrord Cem, and Augustana Cem. Natural features such as the Alkali Lakebed and the northern reaches of Swan Lake contrast with the highly modified hydrology of the many numbered county ditches, reflecting a mid-century period of intense land management for farming.