2021 Map of Orchard NE

About this map

Verdigre Creek and its many tributaries, including Merriman Cr and Cottonwood Cr, carve a complex drainage pattern across this section of the Nebraska high plains. The landscape is defined by the transition between Knox and Antelope counties, where a highly organized grid of rural section roads like 870 Rd and 522nd Ave provides access to isolated agricultural holdings. Two small burial grounds, Olcott Cem and Millerboro Cem, sit near these section lines, serving as quiet markers of the families who settled this prairie. Managed water features such as Hanneman Reservoir and the Rod and Gun Club Reservoir highlight the importance of water management in an area otherwise dominated by seasonal stream beds like the E Br Verdigre Cr.