Crookston serves as a small anchor in the northeastern corner of this western Nebraska landscape, positioned just south of the border with South Dakota. The geography is defined by the winding course of Minnechaduza Cr, which snakes through the center of the sheet towards the southeast. Along the western edge of Cherry Co, the presence of German Settlement Rd points to the specific lineage of the local ranching and farming community that settled these plains. The terrain is a network of draws and creeks, including Bull Cr and Dry Cr, which feed the larger drainage system of the Niobrara river valley nearby. This 2017 survey captures the modern road infrastructure, such as Rocky Rd, laid over the original township and range system that continues to organize this part of the Great Plains.
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1950 · Kilgore
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1950 · Valentine
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1955 · Martin
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1957 · Valentine
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1958 · Martin
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1959 · Valentine
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1969 · St. Francis SW
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1969 · Olsonville SW
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1969 · St. Francis SE
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1982 · Mission
USGS Topo · 1:100,000