2011 Map of Champion SW

About this map

Hiawatha Cemetery stands as a focal point for genealogy and local heritage in this rural corner of Chase County. The landscape is primarily defined by the rectilinear grid of the Public Land Survey System, with roads like 727 Rd and 330 Ave tracing the section lines across the high plains. The terrain is largely level, though the rise of Old Baldy provides a notable landmark in the western portion of the sheet. This survey illustrates the persistence of the traditional agricultural layout in western Nebraska, where the vast majority of the land is partitioned into square sections for farming and ranching. Small depressions and seasonal hydrographic features are scattered across the landscape, indicating the drainage patterns of the prairie before they reach more significant water bodies outside this immediate quadrangle.