1954 Map of Spalding SE

About this map

Leo Valley and the surrounding drainage basins of the Cedar R and Timber Creek characterize this mid-century rural landscape along the Greeley and Boone County line. The map reveals a dense network of country school districts that once anchored these prairie townships, including Criss Sch, Leo Valley Sch, Enfield Sch, and Sleepy Hollow Sch. The sheer volume of these small educational outposts, alongside more isolated structures like School No 80, reflects a highly localized rural population dependent on section-line roads and family-run homesteads. For genealogists, the inclusion of Enfield Cemetery provides a specific point of reference for early families in the Logan Cedar area. This topographic survey was completed during a period of agricultural development within the Missouri River Basin program, capturing the precise layout of farms and watercourses before many small district schools were consolidated.