2011 Map of Barent Valley

About this map

Barent Valley and Dry Valley characterize this section of the Nebraska Sandhills, where the landscape is defined by vast depressions and the scattered ranching operations that utilize them. The map documents the spatial arrangement of historic landholdings in Cherry County, specifically noting Swendener Ranch, Walker Ranch, and Phillips Ranch. These sprawling sites, connected by networks of local roads like Dry Valley Rd, represent the enduring cattle-ranching economy of the region. For those tracing family histories or land use, the inclusion of James Cemetery near the southern boundary provides a specific point of interest for genealogical research within this sparsely populated terrain. The distribution of Murry Ranch and Giles Ranch further illustrates the isolated nature of these rural homesteads, each anchored to the specific geography of the valleys they inhabit.