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1948 Map of Hemingford 4 NW

Name: 1948 Topographic Map of Hemingford 4 NW
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1948
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1948

About this map

The High Plains of Box Butte County are defined here by a sparse but organized network of rural education and water management during the post-war era. The landscape is divided between the townships of Liberty and Wright, where a series of numbered schoolhouses, including School No 51, School No 19, and School No 8, served the scattered ranching families of the region. These small educational outposts are often the only structural landmarks in a territory dominated by drainage systems like Nonpareil Creek and the South Branch of the Niobrara river system.

Water security is a central theme of this 1946 survey, evidenced by numerous windmills dotting the plateaus between Point of Rocks Creek and Snake Creek. These mechanical landmarks illustrate the essential infrastructure required to sustain agriculture in the Nebraska panhandle before modern irrigation methods became widespread. The map captures a moment of transition for these rural districts, documenting the precise locations of community hubs that are vital for genealogical research and local history.