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1968 Map of Malmo NW

Name: 1968 Topographic Map of Malmo NW
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1971
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1971

About this map

Bobkies Island and Pole Island sit within the complex channel of the Platte River during the late 1960s, marking the boundary between Dodge Co and Saunders Co. The landscape is a study in flood-plain management and transportation, featuring the Central Cutoff Ditch and an Old Railroad Grade that runs parallel to the river's south bank. To the north, the Union Pacific railroad services the small community of Ames, while the bluffs to the south provide a higher elevation for local landmarks.

Genealogists and local historians can locate several rural institutions tucked into the township grids of Morse Bluff and North Cedar. These include St Marys Cem, Fleming Cem, and Johannes Cem, along with two local educational sites, School No 91 and School No 83. The map preserves the agricultural layout of the era, from the oxbow-adjacent Eason Lake to the scattered wells and sand creeks of the Platte River valley.