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2011 Map of Wynot

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

USGS Topo · Published 2011

About this map

Wynot and its surrounding agricultural landscape are defined by the winding course of Bow Creek and its several tributaries in Cedar County. This corner of northeast Nebraska preserves a high concentration of small-scale rural infrastructure, including the Wynot Post Office and the Cedar County Fairground to the southwest. The terrain is deeply etched by the waterway network, where West Bow Creek, East Bow Creek, and Dead Creek converge to create a complex drainage pattern through the section lines.

Genealogists and local historians can locate early settlement markers at the Wynot Cemetery and the more remote Paragon Cemetery further south. The map also records the small communities of Saint James to the east and Bow Valley to the west, showing how these villages were established in proximity to the creek's fertile valley. The grid of rural roads, such as 891 RD and 884 RD, underscores the enduring section-line organization of this farming region.