2016 Map of Amherst NE

About this map

The high plains of the Colorado and Nebraska border take center stage in this 2016 survey, where the landscape is defined by the rigid geometry of the Public Land Survey System and the interstate boundary. State Line Rd serves as the literal divide between Phillips County, Colorado, and Perkins and Chase counties in Nebraska. The region's agricultural and aviation history is evidenced by the Dodson Brothers Airport in Nebraska, while the Venango Cem near the northern edge provides a point of interest for genealogists tracing local families. The map illustrates a sparse but functional network of section-line roads, such as Co Rd 42 and Co Rd 57, which navigate the subtle topography of this prairie region where small depressions and drainage patterns break the otherwise uniform grid of T9N and T8N townships.