2014 Map of Beaver City SW

About this map

The state line between Nebraska and Kansas bisects this section of the High Plains, where the border between Furnas and Norton Counties marks a transition from northern agricultural uplands to the southern creek valleys. The landscape is defined by the winding course of Beaver Creek in the north and Sappa Creek in the south, supported by smaller tributaries like Jones Creek and Dutch Creek. These waterways dictated the placement of early rural infrastructure, visible in the distribution of local burial grounds. Genealogists may find interest in the documented locations of Lynden Cemetery, Rockton Cemetery, and Spring Green Cemetery, which remain as markers of the area's pioneer history. Transportation is anchored by the north-south corridor of Us-283, crossing a network of rural routes such as Road 707 and Road 420 that grid the prairie terrain.