1973 Map of Hayes Center NW

About this map

The Pleasant View Cem serves as a quiet landmark in this high plains landscape of Southwest Nebraska during the early 1970s. This survey records a transition from the rolling rangeland of southern Lincoln County into the upper reaches of northern Hayes County. The drainage patterns of the region are clearly defined by the winding course of Blackwood Creek, which carves through the terrain as it flows southward, joined by the smaller Little Blackwood Cr in the east. Numerous wells are scattered throughout the sections, indicating the critical importance of groundwater for the agricultural and ranching operations that have long sustained this corner of the state. The map provides a precise view of the section lines and rural road networks that structured life in this prairie region before later decades of consolidation.