1952 Map of Sargent SE

About this map

Middle Loup River dominates this Custer County landscape, winding through a complex system of irrigation infrastructure including Canal No 1 and Canal No 2. The valley floor is defined by the Chicago Burlington and Quincy railroad, which parallels the river and serves the settlements of Comstock and Wescott. This mid-century survey illustrates the rural civic structure of Douglas Grove and Spring Creek townships, where a dense network of country schools like Glazier Sch and Milla Sch served a distributed farming population. To the south and west of the river, the terrain shifts into dissected uplands drained by Wagner Creek, offering a clear view of the geographic transition between the fertile river bottom and the more varied topography of the surrounding Nebraska plains.