2011 Map of McCook SE

About this map

Beaver Creek and its southern tributaries define the agricultural landscape of this prairie region along the Nebraska-Kansas border. The terrain is structured by a rectilinear road grid, exemplified by Road 705, which connects remote farmsteads and rural landmarks. Local history is anchored by the Fairview Cemetery in the north and the Pleasant Prairie Cemetery further south, both serving as quiet reminders of the families who settled this high plains territory. Water management is a primary feature of the local geography, seen in the presence of Nothnagel Dam Number 1 and the Shields Reservoir along the winding course of Brushy Creek. These small-scale water projects and rural cemeteries provide essential points of reference for genealogists and researchers mapping the 21st-century evolution of Red Willow County.