1956 Map of White NE

About this map

The undulating plains of Southwest Nebraska in the mid-1950s are defined here by a sparse but intentional network of rural institutions and drainage systems. This area, located where the borders of Lincoln, Hayes, and Frontier counties meet, shows a landscape centered on small community hubs like Ash Grove Cem and its nearby Ash Grove Sch. These points of assembly provided essential structure for the surrounding agricultural population in the Somerset and Medicine regions. The terrain is carved by the seasonal flow of North Brushy Creek and South Brushy Creek, which dictate the placement of roads and homesteads across the Valley and Laird districts. Notable for genealogists is the presence of Valley Sch, representing the one-room schoolhouse era that still persisted in the Missouri River Basin during this post-war development period.