1963 Map of Madison NE

About this map

The Elkhorn River carves a meandering path across this rural Nebraska landscape, defining the agricultural and transport patterns of both Madison Co and Stanton Co. During the early 1960s, the Chicago and North Western railroad paralleled the river valley, serving a network of one-room schoolhouses such as School No 36 and School No 21 that were still noted on the terrain. Small oxbow lakes like Loes Lake and Pillar Lake dot the floodplain, while the surrounding uplands are drained by Pleasant Run and Union Creek. For genealogists and local historians, the map preserves the exact locations of rural landmarks including the Pleasant Run Cem and Belz Cem, offering a detailed look at the township structures of Warnerville and Enola before further modern consolidation.