1981 Map of Kimsey Creek

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Squaw Creek National Wildlife Refuge dominates the western lowlands of this Holt County landscape, where managed wetlands like the Sew Disp Pond and Minton marshlands sit adjacent to the Burlington Northern tracks. The terrain transitions sharply to the east into the loess hills of Benton and Hickory townships. This 1981 survey documents a rural environment where small settlements like Blair and Swope are secondary to the preservation of the flyway and the agricultural drainage systems of Davis Creek Ditch.