2021 Map of Young Valley

About this map

Britton Lake sits as one of the few named water bodies in this section of Garden County, where the topography is defined by an intricate network of named valleys and pockets. The land is characterized by a series of distinct depressions, many of which carry the names of local families and figures from the region’s ranching and homesteading history. From Warneke Valley and Schmoker Valley in the north to Bardy Valley and Keenan Valley in the south, these features illustrate the localized nomenclature of the Nebraska Sandhills. A sparse road network, including Bingham Rd and various numbered routes like Rd 199, provides the only access through this undulating terrain. The cluster of names like Lost Bull Valley and Black Steer Valley hints at the area’s longstanding identity as cattle country.