The Nebraska Sandhills define the topography of this Garfield and Wheeler County borderland. The landscape is characterized by its drainage network, particularly Cedar Creek in the northeast and the intermittent path of Dry Cedar Cr as it winds through the southern and western sections. Human activity is largely confined to a rectilinear grid of section roads and rural routes, reflecting the region's enduring ranching and agricultural patterns. These travel ways, including Cedar River Rd and Silver Rd, provide access through a terrain of low dunes and depressions. The boundary line between Garfield Co and Wheeler Co runs vertically through the eastern portion of the map, while Joint Loop and 827th Ave serve as primary connectors for the remote homesteads and grazing lands that dominate this quiet corner of the plains.
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1954 · Gables SE
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1954 · Gables SW
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1954 · Ord NE
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1954 · Ord NW
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1954 · Greeley NW
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1954 · Gables NW
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1954 · Bartlett NW
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1954 · Ericson
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1954 · Gables
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1955 · Broken Bow
USGS Topo · 1:250,000