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1966 Map of Macy

Name: 1966 Topographic Map of Macy
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1968
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1968

About this map

Omaha Indian Reservation lands dominate this mid-1960s landscape, centered on the settlement of Macy. The terrain is defined by the high bluffs of Blackbird Hill overlooking the broad Missouri River valley, which serves as the boundary between Nebraska and Iowa. The map reveals a rural network of section-line roads and numerous local institutions vital to the community at the time, including the Omaha Tribal Cem and several numbered schoolhouses like School No 28 and School No 39 scattered across the Blackbird and Anderson townships.

In the southeast corner, the town of Decatur sits near the river banks, anchored by Hillcrest Cem and State Highway 51. The drainage of North Blackbird Creek and South Blackbird Creek carves through the loess hills, illustrating the complex relationship between the upland prairie and the river's floodplain. This survey provides a clear view of the area's social and physical geography before later developments modified the local infrastructure.