Map of Garden County, Nebraska

Garden County is a county in the U.S. state of Nebraska. As of the 2010 United States Census, the population was 2,057. Its county seat is Oshkosh.

In the Nebraska license plate system, Garden County is represented by the prefix 77 (it had the seventy-seventh-largest number of vehicles registered in the state when the license plate system was established in 1922).

Garden County overview:
Name:Garden County
FIPS code:31-069
State:Nebraska
Founded:1909
Named for:Garden of Eden
Seat:Oshkosh
Largest city:Oshkosh
Total Area:1,731 sq mi (4,480 km²)
Land Area:1,704 sq mi (4,410 km²)
Total Population:1,847
Population Density:1.1/sq mi (0.4/km²)
Time zone:UTC−7 (Mountain)
Summer Time Zone (DST):UTC−6 (MDT)
Website:gardencounty.ne.gov

Garden County location map. Where is Garden County?

Garden County location on the U.S. Map. Where is Garden County.
Location of Garden County in the the United States.
Garden County location on the Nebraska map. Where is Garden County.
Location of Garden County in Nebraska.

History

Garden County was formed in 1909 by popular vote. Voters in the general election of November 2, 1909 approved making the northern part of Deuel County into its own county. It is said the county was so named in the hope that this land should become the garden of the West or with allusion to the “Garden of Eden”.

The county has lost population since the Great Depression and Dust Bowl of the 1930s. The land was homesteaded for family farms that often turned out to be too small for subsistence farming under the arid conditions of the region. In the early decades of settlement by immigrants and migrants from the East, farmers did not know how to work the land on the prairies. Tons of topsoil were lost after droughts.

Garden County Road Map

Garden CountyStreet Map.
Street map of Garden County, Nebraska. Source: OpenStreetMap (OSM)
Garden CountyMap
Garden Countypolitical map.

Geography

The North Platte River runs ESE through the south part of Garden County. Since the county is in the western portion of Nebraska, its residents observe Mountain Time. The eastern two-thirds portion of the state observes Central Time.

According to the US Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 1,731 square miles (4,480 km), of which 1,704 square miles (4,410 km) is land and 27 square miles (70 km) (1.5%) is water.

Major highways

  • U.S. Highway 26
  • Nebraska Highway 27
  • Nebraska Highway 92

Adjacent counties

Protected areas

  • Ash Hollow State Historical Park
  • Clear Creek State Waterfowl Management Area (partial)
  • Crescent Lake National Wildlife Refuge

Garden County Topographic Map

Topographic Map of Garden County, Nebraska
Garden County Topo map.

Garden County Satellite Map

Satellite Map of Garden County, Nebraska
Garden County satellite map.

Garden County Outline Map

Outline Map of Garden County, Nebraska
Garden County outline map.

See also

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