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2017 Map of Tryon NW

Name: 2017 Topographic Map of Tryon NW
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2017
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2017

About this map

The county line between Hooker Co and Mcpherson Co divides this quiet section of the Nebraska Sandhills, where the landscape is defined by the repetitive, undulating patterns of dunes and depressions rather than towns or industry. Infrastructure is limited to a handful of unpaved tracks, most notably Hall Church Rd, which snakes east to west across the central sections of the quadrangle.

The Public Land Survey System grid provides the primary structure here, organizing the vast acreage into townships such as t20n r31w and t21n r32w. This 2017 survey reveals a region that remains dedicated to large-scale ranching, with very few structures or named landmarks punctuating the topographical lines. For those studying the rural development of the central panhandle, the map offers a clear view of how political boundaries and early survey lines persist across a minimally altered natural environment.