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2021 Map of Red Cloud NW

Name: 2021 Topographic Map of Red Cloud NW
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2021
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2021

About this map

Rural Webster and Franklin Counties are defined by the intricate branching of W Fork Farmers Cr, Farmers Cr, and E Fork Farmers Cr as they carve through the Nebraska plains. This landscape is shaped by agricultural section lines and a network of named roads, including RD T and RD 400, which connect the isolated farmsteads and cemeteries of this prairie region. Notable water features like Bartell Reservoir and Spring Cr provide essential points of interest in a terrain dominated by steady elevation changes and drainage patterns.

Local genealogy and history are preserved through a series of community burial grounds that punctuate the landscape. The Norwegian Zion Lutheran Cem and Catherton Cem serve as landmarks of early settlement patterns, while the New Virginia Cem and Pleasant Prairie Cem further reflect the dispersed nature of these historic rural congregations. These sites remain anchored to the land, connected by the grid-like road system that continues to define the county boundaries and township lines.