1956 Map of Gretna

About this map

Gretna and the neighboring settlements of Millard and Chalco anchor this mid-century look at the Sarpy and Douglas County line. The landscape is defined by the diverging paths of the Chicago Burlington and Quincy and the Union Pacific railroads, which serviced the agricultural and industrial corridors between South Papillion Creek and West Papillion Creek. Local genealogy and land use patterns are well-documented through a dense network of one-room schoolhouses, including Sunny Slope Sch, Lone Hill Sch, and Iron Bluff Sch, alongside community burial grounds such as Pennsylvania Cem and Mt Auburn Cem. Revisions from 1969 appear in purple, highlighting the emerging urban extension near Millard, where a Trailer Park and Drag Strip signal the encroaching modern infrastructure into the traditional farmsteads of Richland and Forest City townships.