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2017 Map of Newport

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

USGS Topo · Published 2017

About this map

Newport serves as the central hub of this northern Nebraska landscape, situated near the headwaters where the N Br Elkhorn River begins its course. The village is organized around a traditional grid featuring Main St, Cedar St, and 2nd St, with the local Po marking the center of community life. This 2017 survey reveals a highly structured rural environment defined by an extensive section-line road network, including 450th Ave and 880th Rd, which carve the prairie into precise agricultural blocks.

The hydrological character of Rock County is prominently displayed as the S Fork Elkhorn River and Dry Cr meander through the southern reaches of the quadrangle. These waterways, along with numerous unnamed wetlands, indicate a landscape defined by high water tables and drainage patterns essential to the local ranching and farming economy. Notable rural thoroughfares like Blueberry Rd and Brookside Rd provide access across the townships of t30n r17w and t31n r17w.