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2011 Map of Rulo

Name: 2011 Topographic Map of Rulo
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2011
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2011

About this map

The Missouri River defines the eastern boundary of this Nebraska-Missouri-Kansas borderland, winding alongside the town of Rulo in Richardson County. This survey shows a landscape heavily influenced by water management, featuring a series of reservoirs and dams such as Bean Creek Reservoir 5-5, Bean Creek Dam 5-4, and Frost Reservoir. These structures, along with the confluence of the Big Nemaha River and the Missouri, illustrate the hydrological engineering essential to the region's agricultural and flood-control history.

Local history is grounded in the riverside grid of Rulo, where the Rulo Post Office serves as a central landmark. Family and community heritage can be traced through the Heater Cemetery and Franklin Cemetery, while numerous drainage systems like Winnebago Creek, Mooney Creek, and Snake Creek carve through the surrounding plains. The map also detail local routes including Co HWY-181 and Del Rio RD, connecting the riverfront settlements to the high ground.