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1958 Map of Mascot

Name: 1958 Topographic Map of Mascot
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1960
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1960

About this map

The agrarian landscape of the Phelps Co Harlan Co border region is defined by the winding course of Spring Creek, which carves a distinct green valley through the loess hills of south-central Nebraska. This 1958 field-checked survey reveals the tight-knit network of civil townships, including Spring Grove, Albany, and Emerson, where section lines dictate the grid of rural roads and homesteads.

Transportation and community life center on the Chicago Burlington and Quincy railroad, which arcs through the eastern portion of the sheet near the settlement of Mascot. Genealogists will find particular value in the placement of the Spring Grove Cem and Oxford Cem, the latter situated on the western edge of the map near the town of Oxford. The interplay of intermittent drainages like Elm Creek and Deep Creek illustrates the complex drainage patterns required for farming in this Missouri River Basin development area.