Holdrege serves as the primary hub of activity on this Phelps County landscape, where the town's grid of streets like 8th Ave and Railroad St meets the open agricultural expanses of the Platte River valley. This 2014 survey captures a region defined by precise water management and aviation history, notably featuring the Phelps County Canal and the regional Brewster Field airport. Smaller communities like Funk and Sacramento are connected to the county seat by a network of section-line roads and Us-34. The area's genealogy is preserved in several burial grounds, including Prairie Home Cem, Bethel Cem, and Prairie Cem, which provide specific points of interest for local history researchers. The course of Sacramento Cr meanders across the eastern half of the map, contrasting with the straight engineered lines of the local road and irrigation infrastructure.
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1894 · Kearney
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1896 · Holdrege
USGS Topo · 1:125,000
1896 · Kearney
USGS Topo · 1:125,000
1955 · Grand Island
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1957 · Grand Island
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1958 · Grand Island
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1970 · Holdrege East
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1970 · Axtell West
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1970 · Elm Creek SE
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1970 · Wilcox
USGS Topo · 1:24,000