1960 Map of Spalding 2 SE

About this map

Wheeler and Boone County lines bisect this rural landscape during the early 1960s, a period when the Nebraska sandhills region remained defined by isolated townships and decentralized education. The terrain is dominated by the townships of Caldwell, Oakland, and Bonanza, where the hydrology of Mud Creek dictates the placement of roads and homesteads. Local history is anchored by a network of numbered rural schools, including School No 11 and School No 19, reflecting the district-based social structure of the era. A small Cem stands as a quiet genealogical marker in the southern reaches of the quadrangle, illustrating the proximity of family burial sites to the working ranches and farms of central Nebraska.