2021 Map of Box Butte

About this map

Wild Horse Butte and the landform for which the area is named, Box Butte, anchor this section of Box Butte County in western Nebraska. The landscape is defined by the ephemeral drainage of Box Butte Creek and a rigid grid of rural thoroughfares that follow section lines, such as Grant Rd and Dodge Rd. This 2021 survey demonstrates the enduring influence of the Public Land Survey System on the modern Nebraska plains, where large-scale agricultural allotments are carved into townships like t27n r47w and t26n r48w. The network of county roads, including Co Rd 59 and Co Rd 57, provides the primary infrastructure for the sparsely populated ranching and farming tracts that characterize the high plains geography of this quadrangle.