1951 Map of Hazard

About this map

Hazard and Sweetwater anchor this central Nebraska landscape along the valley of Mud Creek, where the Chicago Burlington and Quincy railroad cuts a diagonal path through the prairie. The map reveals a high density of rural schoolhouses, including Pleasant Hill Sch, Bloody Run Sch, and Brock Sch, illustrating the structured social fabric of Sherman and Buffalo counties during the mid-century. A network of local roads and watercourses like Bloody Run and Dry Pleasant Creek define the agricultural drainage patterns, while the Hazard Cem and a small Landing Strip near the Litchfield Recreation Grounds provide specific points of interest for genealogists and local historians. The survey reflects the post-war development of the Missouri River Basin, detailing a landscape of modest settlements and meticulously placed school districts.