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2011 Map of Tekamah

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

USGS Topo · Published 2011

About this map

Tekamah serves as the focal point of this eastern Nebraska landscape, situated within a complex network of water management features designed for the fertile Missouri River valley. The Missouri River itself marks the northeastern boundary, while the surrounding plains are defined by an extensive system of man-made waterways including the Riverside Ditch, Tekamah Ditch, and Greenleaf Ditch. This infrastructure, alongside the Tekamah-Mud Creek Reservoir 22-A and its companion Tekamah-Mud Creek Reservoir 9-A, highlights the region's historical reliance on sophisticated drainage and flood control to support its agricultural foundation.

Evidence of early rural settlement patterns is preserved through the location of the Arizona community and the Arizona Cemetery to the east. Local history researchers can also identify the Tekamah Cemetery and the Tekamah Municipal Airport south of the main town site. The landscape is neatly divided by a grid of numbered county roads, such as Co Road N and Co RD 45, which connect these dispersed landmarks and water bodies like Michaels Lake.