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1963 Map of Stanton

Name: 1963 Topographic Map of Stanton
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1964
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1964

About this map

Stanton serves as the central hub of this Nebraska landscape, situated north of the meandering Elkhorn River. In the early 1960s, the town's footprint was characterized by its proximity to the Chicago and North Western railroad, which arcs through the valley. The map reveals a deeply rooted rural community, indicated by family and community landmarks such as Zander Cem and Koch Cem to the north, and the IOOF Cem just west of the main settlement.

The surrounding terrain is defined by a dense network of drainages feeding into the Elkhorn, including Butterfly Creek to the south and Maskenthine Creek to the northwest. Land use is balanced between the residential grid of the town, featuring a Fairground and local Park, and the outlying agricultural townships of Pilger, Kingsburg, and Butterfly. The presence of School No 3 and School No 15 illustrates the distributed educational system typical of the era.