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2011 Map of Pole Creek Valley

Name: 2011 Topographic Map of Pole Creek Valley
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2011
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2011

About this map

The Niobrara River flows across the northern edge of this Nebraska landscape, where the ranching heritage of Cherry County is documented through a dense network of family-named holdings. Settlement patterns here follow the water, with cattle operations concentrated around the Pole Creek Valley and the surrounding drainage. The geography is defined by a series of significant family estates, including the Frank Timm Ranch, Albert Timm Ranch, and Walter Timm Ranch to the west, while the Knight Ranch and Mishler Ranch anchor the central valley.

Lower-lying terrain features like Lavaca Flats provide a contrast to the valley floor. The distribution of sites like the Jerry Jansen Ranch and George Jansen Ranch illustrates how land was divided and managed in this portion of the Sandhills region during the early twenty-first century. This survey provides a precise accounting of the rural infrastructure and property locations that define the local economy.