1958 Map of Hendley

About this map

Hendley and the surrounding agricultural townships of Furnas County were mapped in the late 1950s as part of a broader Missouri River Basin development study. The landscape is defined by the valley of Beaver Creek, where the Chicago Burlington and Quincy railroad line tracks the southern watercourse, connecting the village to the wider grain-shipping network of the era. The township boundaries of Vincent, Union, Lynden, and Eureka divide a terrain of rolling hills and creek drainages, including the northern Crum Creek. Genealogists will find interest in the centrally located Pleasantview Cem and the small rural crossroads at Deerfield Corner, providing a clear record of the area's mid-century settlement pattern before significant rural consolidation changed the local geography.