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2014 Map of Burger Canyon West

Name: 2014 Topographic Map of Burger Canyon West
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2014
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2014

About this map

Blackwood Creek and its various tributaries, including Little Blackwood Creek and Skunk Creek, carve a complex drainage system through the Hayes County plains. This 2014 survey reveals a landscape of high Nebraska tablelands deeply incised by steep-walled features like Burger Canyon, Government Canyon, and Kucera Canyon. This pattern of erosion dictates the placement of the section-line road network, where routes like Road 730 and Avenue 368 adapt to the broken terrain.

Genealogists will find historical markers of early settlement at the Pleasant Ridge Cemetery and the German Evangelical Cemetery. These sites, along with the numerous canyons named for early families or government land use, provide a record of the community's agricultural foundations. The map's detailed contour lines illustrate how the early settlers navigated the transition from flat prairie to the dissected breaks of the creek valleys.