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2011 Map of Keystone

Name: 2011 Topographic Map of Keystone
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2011
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2011

About this map

The North Platte River and the South Platte River define the northern and southern boundaries of this Keith County landscape, illustrating the critical role of water in the Nebraska plains. Central to the area is the Sutherland Canal, which bypasses the braided channels of the North Platte to support local irrigation and power needs. The small community of Keystone serves as a northern hub, anchored by the Keystone Post Office, while Roscoe and its corresponding Roscoe Post Office sit along the southern river corridor.

Large agricultural holdings such as Meismer Ranch and Brogan Ranch indicate the region's reliance on ranching and wide-scale farming. A dense grid of rural roads, including the Keystone Roscoe Rd, connects these remote settlements and ranch lands. Smaller waterways like Spring Creek and Whitetail Creek feed into the larger river systems, completing a picture of a highly managed and surveyed prairie environment at the start of the 2010s.