2017 Map of Odencranze Table South

About this map

Odencranze Table and Rock Island Table dominate this portion of the Nebraska landscape, where the high plains meet the headwaters of local drainages. The map reveals a transition from the elevated plateaus down into the sheltered pockets of Wild Horse Valley and Cottonwood Valley. This 2017 survey documents the intersection of Lincoln, Custer, and Dawson counties, a region defined by its vast agricultural grid and intermittent water sources like Buffalo Cr. Genealogists and local historians will find significant landmarks in the Swedish Grove Cem and Linburg Cem, which serve as quiet markers of the rural communities that established themselves in this section of the Platte River watershed. The presence of the Franzen Reservoir in the southeast corner further illustrates the modern water management critical to this high-plains environment.