1950 Map of Mariaville

About this map

The Niobrara River flows through the center of this Nebraska landscape, where the sandy, dissected plains meet the river's wide alluvial channel. This 1950 edition, part of the Missouri River Basin development program, shows the rural settlement of Mariaville situated just south of the river. The area's agricultural life is marked by a network of one-room schoolhouses, including School No 86 on the northern bluffs and School No 14 to the south. Numerous family-named drainages like Haughan Creek and Simpson Creek feed the Niobrara, while landmarks such as Simpson Cem provide points of interest for genealogists and local historians. The presence of multiple cattle-ranching features, including several noted Windmills, reflects the ranching economy that dominated these prairie lands at mid-century.