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1971 Map of Packard Ranch

Name: 1971 Topographic Map of Packard Ranch
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1973
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1973

About this map

The Nebraska Sandhills define the landscape of this 1971 survey, showing a remote ranching territory at the boundary of Arthur and Keith Counties. Large family holdings are the primary mark of human activity across the undulating terrain, including the centrally located Packard Ranch and the Erie Corfield Ranch further east. These properties are often oriented around distinct geographic features like Thoelecke Valley and Wildhorse Valley, where the land descends from the surrounding dunes.

A Landing Strip at the Packard headquarters and scattered sites like School No 4 illustrate the infrastructure required for such an isolated agricultural economy. The map also documents specific legacy properties such as the Peterson-Crouse Ranch, Larsen Ranch, and Dale Corfield Ranch, providing a clear record of land ownership and settlement patterns in this portion of the Great Plains before the modernization of the late 20th century.