2014 Map of Harvard NE

About this map

Harvard anchors the southern portion of this landscape at the junction of N Clay Ave and Road 39, where the city street grid gives way to the vast agricultural sections of Clay and Hamilton Counties. The map documents a transition from the structured township system to the hydrology of the Big Blue River basin, where the W Fork Big Blue River and its northern branch cut through the prairie. Local history and genealogy are preserved in sites such as the Norwegian Cem and Franklin Cem, which serve as quiet markers of the region's pioneering families. The presence of the Harvard State Airport and man-made features like Kreutz Reservoir reflect 20th-century developments in aviation and water management that helped define this modern rural economy.