1969 Map of Harvard NW

About this map

The West Fork Big Blue River and its North Branch define the agricultural landscape of this prairie region at the boundary of Hamilton and Clay counties. This 1969 survey captures the highly organized section-line road system and the drainage patterns critical to the Missouri River Basin's development. Local history and genealogy interest is found in the three distinct burial grounds: Case Cem, Greenwood Cem, and First Evangelical Cem, each serving the surrounding rural community. Transportation and infrastructure are represented by the Burlington Northern railroad cutting through the northwest corner and the isolated Reiters Landing Strip near the river. The map also documents specific land divisions such as Scovill, Union, Leicester, and Harvard, reflecting the township structure of central Nebraska.