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2017 Map of Max

Name: 2017 Topographic Map of Max
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2017
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2017

About this map

Max occupies a strategic position along the northern banks of the Republican River in the southwestern corner of Nebraska. The settlement is defined by its simple grid of Main St and Co Rd Dundy St, situated just north of the river's broad valley. To the north and south, the terrain is carved by a series of deep drainage features including Hickman Canyon and Blackwater Canyon, which dictate the placement of the region's section roads and agricultural boundaries.

The map details a landscape where water and transportation converge, illustrating the path of Old US Hwy 34 as it follows the river corridor. Evidence of early rural infrastructure remains visible through the location of the Max Cem and a network of named canyons like Vogley Canyon and Jones Canyon that break the high plains. The boundary with Kansas at the southern edge of the sheet further contextualizes this borderland's geography.