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2012 Map of Saint Benedict

Name: 2012 Topographic Map of Saint Benedict
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2012
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2012

About this map

Saint Benedict serves as the primary settlement hub in this rural Nemaha County landscape, where the prairie is defined by a dense network of watercourses and section-line roads. The S Fork Big Nemaha River meanders through the eastern half of the quadrangle, joined by tributaries such as Turkey Cr, Wildcat Cr, and Burger Cr. These creek systems likely influenced the placement of early homesteads and cemeteries that now anchor the local geography.

Genealogists will find several significant burial sites, including Saint Mary's Cem adjacent to the main townsite and the Scotch Valley Cem further north. The location of the Friedens United Church of Christ Cem near the northern border, along with the small community of Ehrsam, suggests a history of localized rural parishes and agrarian clusters connected by thoroughfares like Heinan Rd and Allison Rd.