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1956 Map of Gretna

Name: 1956 Topographic Map of Gretna
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1967
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1967

About this map

Gretna and Millard anchor this mid-century topographic study of the agricultural landscape southwest of Omaha. The map reveals a dense network of local education and memorial sites, including the Lone Hill Sch, Sunny Slope Sch, and Stender Sch, which served the rural population before school consolidation changed the Midwestern landscape. This era marks a critical point for local genealogy, as it preserves the locations of numerous family and community burial grounds such as Pennsylvania Cem, La Borde Cem, and Mt Auburn Cem.

Infrastructure is defined by the heavy rail lines of the Union Pacific and Chicago Burlington and Quincy, which parallel the drainage of South Papillion Creek and West Papillion Creek. The transition between Douglas and Sarpy counties is clearly delineated across a terrain of subtle draws and ridges, documenting the townships of Richland, Forest City, and Millard just as suburban expansion began to reach westward.