1966 Map of Summerfield

About this map

Summerfield sits at the northern edge of Marshall County, right against the Nebraska Kansas state line. This 1966 survey, with updates from the early 1980s, documents a landscape structured by the Union Pacific railroad and a dense network of country cemeteries and rural townships. To the south, Axtell serves as a secondary hub along the rail corridor, while small communities like St Bridget and Summit anchor the surrounding agricultural districts. The terrain is deeply carved by the North Fork Black Vermillion River and Mantey Creek, creating a complex drainage system that defined the original settlement patterns of Richland and Murray townships. For genealogists, the map is particularly helpful for locating small family or parish burial grounds, including Holy Family Cem, Shockley Cem, and St Michael Cem, which are scattered throughout the hills away from the primary towns.