1966 Map of Stanton SW

About this map

Rural life in the mid-1960s across Stanton County is defined by a dense network of country schoolhouses and small family landmarks. This portion of the Missouri River Basin development area highlights a landscape of rolling drainages including Butterfly Creek and Wells Creek, where the land is partitioned into distinct local districts like Butterfly, Haymow, and Ramshorn. These names reflect the agricultural character of the era, where local education was still decentralized at sites such as Pleasant Hill Sch and Butterfly Sch. Genealogy researchers will find significant value in the location of the Erychleb Cem and the various sand and gravel operations, such as the Sandpit near Wells Creek, which point to the local resource extraction supporting the county's road network during this period.