1970 Map of Nickerson NE

About this map

New England Cem and Alder Grove Ch sit amidst the agricultural uplands of Eastern Nebraska, marking the social and spiritual centers of this rural landscape during the late 1960s. The terrain is defined by a dense network of drainage systems, including the southward-flowing Bell Creek and the winding New York Creek, which carve through the townships of Craig, Summit, and Herman. This 1970 field-checked survey highlights the precise boundary line between Burt Co and Washington Co, revealing how property and political lines followed the township and range system. The map captures a moment of established rural life, where fine red dashed lines indicate the field and fence patterns that shaped the Nebraska plains before modern large-scale agricultural consolidation changed the visual character of the countryside.