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1962 Map of Shelton NE

Name: 1962 Topographic Map of Shelton NE
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1964
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1964

About this map

The Corn Husker Ordnance Plant dominates the eastern edge of this Nebraska landscape, a sprawling military industrial footprint that contrasts with the surrounding agricultural sections. To the northwest, the settlement of Cairo serves as a local hub along the Chicago Burlington and Quincy railroad, which cuts across the northern townships. The area is defined by its watercourses, with Prairie Creek, Silver Creek, and Dry Creek winding through the terrain in a roughly parallel southwest-to-northeast orientation.

Rural infrastructure is documented through a series of local landmarks essential for family history research, including the Berwick Cem and several numbered schoolhouses like School No 37 and Plainview Sch. The presence of the Reservation Boundary and township divisions like Mayfield, Harrison, and Cameron provide a clear view of how these Hall County lands were organized and settled in the mid-20th century.