Stinking Water Creek and Spring Creek flow through this section of the High Plains, carving a landscape marked by the distinctive Cliff Dwellers Canyon. The area is defined by the survey grid system, where the border between Chase County and Hayes County serves as a primary axis for local movement. The map captures a sparsely populated ranching or farming region where the human imprint is focused on cemeteries and a strict network of section roads. For genealogists and local historians, the locations of Saint John Cemetery and Elmer Cemetery provide critical anchor points for family research in this rural expanse. The transport network, consisting of numerical routes like Road 744 and Avenue 348, illustrates the organized land division characteristic of Western Nebraska.
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1954 · McCook
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1957 · McCook
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1958 · McCook
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1973 · Dittons Creek NE
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1973 · Dittons Creek NW
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1973 · Hayes Center NW
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1974 · Hamlet
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1974 · Dittons Creek SE
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1974 · Wauneta West
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1974 · Dittons Creek
USGS Topo · 1:24,000