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2011 Map of Spencer South

Name: 2011 Topographic Map of Spencer South
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2011
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2011

About this map

The Niobrara River carves a wide path through this Boyd County landscape, where early 21st-century water management is defined by structures like the Spencer Dam and Northern Nebraska Plant Reservoir Number 1. The settlement of Spencer serves as the local hub near the northern edge of the map, anchored by the Spencer Post Office. Surrounding the town, a trio of burial grounds—Bohemian Cemetery, Saint Marys Cemetery, and Union Cemetery—provide valuable touchstones for genealogists tracing the area's ancestral roots.

The terrain is marked by the confluence of several waterways, including Crooked Creek and Ponca Creek, which feed into the primary river valley. To the west, the small community of Anncar sits near the banks of Turkey Creek. This survey captures a rural environment where infrastructure like the Prouty Dam Number 4 and Klasna Dam manages the flow of water across the prairie, supporting local agriculture and the power plant's operations.