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1954 Map of Walnut

Name: 1954 Topographic Map of Walnut
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1956
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1956

About this map

The dissected tablelands of Knox County are meticulously detailed here as part of the Department of the Interior's development program for the Missouri River Basin. The landscape is defined by the branching drainage systems of North Branch Verdigre Creek and Middle Branch Verdigre Creek, which carve deep valleys through the undulating prairie. Small rural clusters and post offices like Walnut and Middle serve as the primary landmarks in an area dominated by agricultural townships including Bohemia, Washington, and Walnut Grove.

A dense network of one-room schoolhouses and community burial grounds reflects the mid-century social fabric of rural Nebraska. Researchers can locate numerous educational sites such as Oak Valley Sch, Cottonwood Grove Sch, and several numbered districts including School No 61 and School No 47. These institutions, alongside religious and memorial sites like St Paul Ch and the Jelen Cem, provide essential anchor points for tracing family history and the evolution of the local road network in the 1950s.