2014 Map of Rackett

About this map

Rackett and the surrounding Garden County sandhills landscape are defined by a complex network of dry valleys and elevated plateaus in this 2014 survey. The settlement itself sits at a junction where Rackett Rd meets Road 193, surrounded by expansive terrain features like Phillips Flats and Adams Flats. This region of Nebraska is characterized by its distinct topographical naming conventions, where lowland stretches are identified as named valleys, such as Wymore Valley and Bennett Valley, despite the absence of traditional river systems. The inclusion of Ward Lake provides a rare point of surface water in an area otherwise dominated by the undulating contours of the plains. Local historians can trace the transit corridors that connect these remote cattle-country outposts, including the path of Road 102 and the route toward Green Valley.