2017 Map of Magnet

About this map

Magnet and McLean anchor this 2017 survey of the plains at the intersection of Cedar, Pierce, and Knox counties. The landscape is defined by the section-line road grid that characterizes Nebraska's agricultural heartland, while the natural drainage of the E Br N Fork Elkhorn River and Yankton Slough break the geometric symmetry. Genealogists can locate the Magnet Cem situated just north of the Magnet village center, providing a specific point of reference for local family history research. Further south, the map traces the winding course of Middle Logan Cr through the township of t28n r1w, illustrating how these watercourses influenced the placement of farms and roads in the late 20th and early 21st centuries. The layout of McLean shows the concentrated settlement pattern typical of small rail-era villages that survived into the modern highway era.