1972 Map of Roten Valley North

About this map

Stop Table and Schukar Table rise above the surrounding Custer County landscape, defining a series of prominent plateaus that shaped early agricultural settlement patterns. The 1970s terrain is marked by essential water management features like Stump Ditch, which follows the contours of Roten Valley to support local ranching. This area preserves several localized burial grounds, including the Stop Table Cem and the Sells Valley Cem, providing critical reference points for genealogical research in this part of Nebraska. The presence of the Morning Star Ch and numerous wells scattered across Hansen Table and Rock Island Table reflects a sparse but established community reliant on the distinct local topography and subsurface water resources of the Great Plains during the late twentieth century.