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2017 Map of Red Cloud NW

Name: 2017 Topographic Map of Red Cloud NW
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2017
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2017

About this map

The county line between Franklin and Webster Counties divides this agricultural landscape, where the headwaters of numerous creeks carve a complex drainage pattern across the Nebraska plains. For genealogists and local historians, the sheet is anchored by several rural burial grounds, including Catherton Cem in the northeast and Zion Cem along the county boundary. These cemeteries, alongside New Virginia Cem and Pleasant Prairie Cem, reflect the legacy of early prairie settlements and the families who established farms in this region of the Republican River watershed.

The hydrology is dominated by the forks of Farmers Creek, with the W Fork Farmers Cr and E Fork Farmers Cr converging toward the south. Small-scale water management is evident at Bartell Reservoir, while other drainages like Spring Cr, School Cr, and Sassacus Cr transition from narrow draws into broader valleys. A rigid grid of section roads, such as RD 100 and RD N, provides the framework for this highly organized rural landscape.