Niobrara River meanders across the southern portion of this landscape, cutting through the high plains of Cherry County. The river valley is flanked by Lavaca Flats to the north, a prominent topographical feature near the crossing at Lions Bridge. The small settlement of Bayonne serves as a central reference point in an area dominated by sandhill ponds and seasonal water bodies like Gail Lake to the north. Survey lines from the late nineteenth century, including t33n r40w, divide the territory into a grid of ranchland and open range. Small drainage systems such as Hay Cr feed into the primary river corridor, illustrating the hydrological patterns of this western Nebraska cattle country. Modern access is maintained by routes like Irwin Rd, which connects the scattered homesteads and topographical depressions characteristic of the region.
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1950 · Irwin
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1951 · Irwin
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1951 · Gypsy Valley
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1955 · Alliance
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1957 · Alliance
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1957 · Valentine
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1958 · Alliance
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1959 · Valentine
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1969 · Gordon SE
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1969 · Rushville 4 NE
USGS Topo · 1:24,000