2011 Map of Riverdale

About this map

The Wood River meanders diagonally across this Nebraska landscape, defining the agricultural character of Buffalo County. At the intersection of the river and major regional transit lies Riverdale, the primary settlement on this sheet. The village serves as a central hub for the surrounding township, anchored by the Riverdale Post Office. To the southeast, the Onion Crest Airpark provides a specialized landing point amidst the grid of section roads and farmsteads. The land is heavily shaped by water management, featuring a series of family-named water works including Hadwiger Reservoir, Jacobson Reservoir, and Eisele Reservoir. These features, along with the Lutheran Cemetery in the northeast, reflect a landscape deeply tied to German-American settlement patterns and the essential need for irrigation in the Platte River valley watershed. A strict grid of named routes like Sartoria Rd and Eagle Rd organizes the terrain into the productive agricultural blocks characteristic of the Great Plains.