1974 Map of Palisade

About this map

Hayes and Hitchcock counties meet in this 1970s landscape defined by the drainage of Blackwood Creek. The terrain is deeply etched by significant draws including Government Canyon and Fish Canyon, illustrating the erosional patterns common to this part of the Nebraska plains. While the region is primarily defined by its topographical character, the presence of the Union Mission Cem provides a specific point of interest for genealogists and local historians tracking early rural communities and family burial sites in the area. Numerous well sites are distributed across the sections, reflecting the agricultural and resource-based activity of the mid-century period. Mapped from 1973 aerial photography, the survey also captures fine details such as selected fence and field lines that delineate land use patterns between the canyons.