1951 Map of Oconto

About this map

Oconto and the settlement of Lodi serve as the primary hubs in this Custer County landscape, where the Union Pacific railroad tracks parallel the diagonal course of the Wood River. The map illustrates a rural Nebraska economy built on these transit corridors, connecting local cattle ranching and farming to larger markets. Educational and religious cornerstones of the community are well-documented, including the Lucky Star Sch and Lower Lodi Sch, alongside dedicated burial grounds such as St Mary Cem and Riverside Cem. The terrain is characterized by the flat expanse of Redfern Table in the southwest, contrasting with the more dissected hills near the South Loup River in the northeast. This 1951 survey reflects a mid-century period of established rural infrastructure just as the Missouri River Basin development program was shaping regional water and land use.