1948 Map of Hemingford 4 NW

About this map

Nonpareil Creek and Snake Creek drain this section of the High Plains, where a sparse network of country schoolhouses once served the rural families of Wright and neighboring townships. Mapped in 1946 for the Bureau of Reclamation, the landscape is defined by its agricultural utility, evidenced by the numerous windmills dotting the drainages. The terrain breaks at Point of Rocks, a prominent escarpment that disrupts the flat plateau. Five distinct rural schools, including School No 51 and School No 19, provide specific coordinates for family researchers and genealogists tracing early twentieth-century homesteading patterns in this remote portion of Box Butte County.