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1956 Map of Weeping Water NE

Name: 1956 Topographic Map of Weeping Water NE
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1957
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1957

About this map

Country schools define the mid-century landscape of Cass County in this detailed mid-1950s survey. The area is characterized by organized rural education, with schoolhouses such as Glendale Sch, Fairview Sch, and Sunnyside Sch serving the farming families of Eight Mile Grove and Mount Pleasant. This density of local schools highlights the decentralized nature of Nebraska's school districts during this era, before widespread consolidation transformed these rural communities.

The terrain is carved by a network of waterways, including the winding Eightmile Creek and the southern flow of Cedar Creek. Along the eastern edge, the topography rises toward the West Bluffs, while features like Bachelor Branch and South Cedar Creek drain the surrounding fields. Other institutions like Oxford Sch, Pleasant Hill Sch, and Pleasant View Sch anchor the intersections of the township roads, providing specific landmarks for family historians and researchers tracing the history of Cass County's townships.