1924 Map of Othello

For family historians, the map is remarkably detailed in its placement of rural social centers. Numerous schoolhouses, including Deadman School, Burkholtz School, and Echo Dell School, are scattered across the flats, marking the centers of early pioneer districts. Small sidings and spurs like Arney Spur and Novara suggest the locations of vanished grain elevators and loading platforms that once supported the surrounding homesteads. The Adams Cem provides a specific point of interest for researchers tracing the early families of the county.