Never Overlook a Map

I had quite a few relatives who homesteaded in Dawson County, Nebraska, in the 1880s. I have created maps that show the relative position of their homesteads. 

An uncle lived in the same county, but came a few years later and purchased his property from a landowner instead of homesteading it. I never bothered to see where his property was located. 

Turns out it was across the road from where his nephew homesteaded. 

Always map out those properties. 

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