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1956 Map of Omaha South

Name: 1956 Topographic Map of Omaha South
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1984
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1984

About this map

The Missouri River forms the eastern boundary of this mid-century survey, dividing Omaha from Council Bluffs at a time of significant urban expansion. The map details a dense corridor of industrial and social infrastructure, ranging from the sprawling Offutt Air Force Base in the south to the residential blocks of South Omaha. The landscape is a network of mid-century institutions, including Veterans Hospital, Mercy High Sch, and numerous parish schools like St Stanislaus Sch and St Francis Sch.

Tracing the rail lines of the Union Pacific and Burlington Northern reveals the commercial backbone of the region, while a concentration of burial grounds such as Bohemian Cem, St Johns Cem, and Beth Hamedrosh Hagodel Cem offers deep genealogical value. From the heights of Hanscom Park to the bottoms near Big Papillion Creek, the map preserves the era's transition from traditional neighborhoods to the interstate-driven development of the early 1980s.