2017 Map of McCook SE

About this map

Fairview Cem and Pleasant Prairie Cem anchor the rural landscape of southern Red Willow County, marking generations of settlement along the Nebraska-Kansas border. This terrain is defined by the drainages of Brushy Cr and the larger Beaver Cr, which flows across the southern portion of the sheet near the state line. The map illustrates a disciplined grid of rural section roads, including S 6th St and Co Rd 12 N, which serve the agricultural upland between the drainage basins. Water management is a critical feature of the landscape, evidenced by the presence of Nothnagel Reservoir Number 1 and Shields Reservoir, providing necessary irrigation and livestock water for the surrounding farmsteads in this high-plains environment.