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1968 Map of Lena

Name: 1968 Topographic Map of Lena
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1970
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1970

About this map

Lena stands as the primary namesake settlement in this high-desert landscape of Morrow County, situated along the winding course of Little Butter Creek. The area is defined by a series of significant drainages and geological markers, including Morris Butte to the north and Jones Hill to the south. This 1968 field-checked survey reveals a territory carved by numerous named canyons such as Luckman Canyon, Newman Canyon, and Ayers Canyon, indicating a complex drainage system tributary to the creek.

Genealogists and local historians will find the location of the Pleasant Point Cemetery particularly significant, located on the western slopes above the creek valley. The map documents numerous water sources critical to this arid region, including several specifically marked Springs and a Well, alongside land use indicators like a Borrow Pit and a network of fence lines that trace the boundaries of rural holdings between Township 1 South and Township 2 South.