1963 Map of Neligh SW

About this map

Clearwater Creek and its southern tributaries, Rabbit Creek and Snake Creek, define the topography of this Antelope County landscape. Originally surveyed in the early 1960s with updates added in the 1980s, the map illustrates a rural Nebraska territory organized by the section lines of the Public Land Survey System. Human footprints are sparse but significant for local history, including the Lutheran Cem in the northwest and the Edwards Landing Strip to the southwest. The presence of a Substation and a network of unimproved roads indicates the slow expansion of infrastructure across the rolling plains. To the east, Antelope Creek cuts through the terrain, highlighting the importance of natural drainage in this agricultural region during the mid-to-late 20th century.