2011 Map of Sparks SE

About this map

Niobrara River flows across the northern edge of this Cherry County landscape, which is defined by its deep roots in Nebraska ranching. The presence of the Lost Creek Cattle Company Ranch and Lazy Trails Angus Ranch indicates the persistent cattle-raising tradition that shapes the spatial organization of the Sandhills region. These family and corporate ranching operations are linked by local roads that navigate a terrain carved by watercourses like Fairfield Creek and Lost Creek. The map provides a look at the rural infrastructure of the early 2010s, showing how ranch boundaries and grazing lands are oriented around these vital water sources in an area where the hydrology of the Niobrara basin dictates the pattern of agricultural settlement.