2021 Map of Harvard

About this map

The Clay County Courthouse in Clay Center serves as the focal point of this agricultural landscape in Clay County. This 2021 survey illustrates the grid-based settlement pattern of south-central Nebraska, where the street networks of Harvard and Clay Center are separated by miles of section-line roads and drainage systems. The map traces the winding paths of School Cr and Little Sandy Cr as they cut through the expansive fields, occasionally punctuated by man-made features like the Hultine Reservoir. In the northern part of the quadrangle, the town of Harvard maintains its historic street orientation, including S Depot St and W Beech St, reflecting its origins along the railway corridor. To the south, the Clay Center Cem and the county seat provide essential points of reference for genealogists and local historians documenting the late 20th and early 21st-century development of the region.