2021 Map of Harbine

About this map

Harbine and Ellis anchor this rural landscape along the boundary of Jefferson and Gage Counties. The region is defined by the headwaters and tributaries of several prominent drainage systems, including Cub Creek in the north and the south-flowing Big Indian Creek. Modern water management is visible through numerous impoundments such as Cub Creek Reservoir G-7 and Big Indian Creek Reservoir 8-B, which sit amidst a strictly organized grid of agricultural roads. For the local historian, the map preserves the exact locations of several community burial grounds, including the Harbine Cemetery and the isolated Prairie Home Cemetery. The layout of the roads, such as West Belvedere Road and PWF Road, illustrates the enduring structure of Nebraska's section-line planning in the early twenty-first century.