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2021 Map of Odell

Name: 2021 Topographic Map of Odell
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2021
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2021

About this map

The village of Odell serves as the central hub of this agricultural landscape in southern Gage County, Nebraska. A network of country roads, including W Sage Rd and W Walnut Rd, divides the terrain into systematic sections typical of the Great Plains. The map reveals a dense concentration of local heritage sites concentrated around the settlement, including the Odell Cem, the Czech National Cem, and Saint Josephs Cem. To the southwest, the border community of Lanham sits directly on the State Line Rd at the boundary with Washington County, Kansas.

Hydrological management is a defining characteristic of this area, evidenced by a sequence of reservoirs along Big Indian Cr. These include Big Indian Cr Reservoir 5-A and several others stretching toward the northwest. Other notable water features like Ash Lake, Vitosh Reservoir, and Diamond Lakes emphasize the importance of water catchment in this prairie environment, where Ash Cr and Little Indian Cr wind through the township lines of t1n r6e and t1n r5e.