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1956 Map of Gretna

Name: 1956 Topographic Map of Gretna
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1984
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1984

About this map

Gretna and the surrounding rural landscapes of eastern Nebraska are captured in this mid-century survey, just as the urban footprint of Omaha began to press westward. The map traces the division between Douglas Co and Sarpy Co, where a network of one-room schoolhouses like Iron Bluff Sch, Lone Hill Sch, and LaBelle Sch served dispersed farming families. The presence of these small district schools alongside family-named landmarks like Stender Sch and Sunny Slope Sch offers a detailed view of the region's educational and social organization before modern consolidation.

Industrial and transport corridors are defined by the Union Pacific and Burlington Northern railroads, which parallel the courses of Boxelder Creek and South Papillion Creek. Local history is deeply etched into the terrain via several well-documented burial grounds, including Pennsylvania Cem, La Borde Cem, and Mt Auburn Cem. Further east, the growing community of Millard and the famous Boys Town campus mark the edge of the expanding metropolitan area.