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1958 Map of Hollinger

Name: 1958 Topographic Map of Hollinger
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1959
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1959

About this map

Republican River meanders across the northern edge of this south-central Nebraska landscape, while the southern reaches are defined by the winding course of Beaver Creek. Near the center of the sheet, the small settlement of Hollinger sits along the Chicago Burlington and Quincy railroad line, serving as a quiet focal point in a region of rolling agricultural divides. To the northeast, the town of Oxford appears at the junction of the river valley and rail corridor, marked by local infrastructure like a Sandpit and Sewage Disposal facility near the Furnas and Harlan County line.

Evidence of early local settlement is found at the Turner Cemetery, located south of Beaver Creek in Lincoln township. The map illustrates a transitional period for the Missouri River Basin development, showcasing the established grid of section lines and township boundaries like Beaver City, Sappa, and Emerson that organized the prairie into productive farmsteads connected by well-established watercourses and rail lines.