Map of Thayer County, Nebraska

Thayer County is a county in the U.S. state of Nebraska. As of the 2020 United States Census, the population was 5,034. The county was created in 1856 and originally named Jefferson County. It was organized in 1870-1871 and renamed for General and Governor John Milton Thayer.

In the Nebraska license plate system, Thayer County is represented by the prefix 32 (it had the thirty-second-largest number of vehicles registered in the state when the license plate system was established in 1922).

Thayer County overview:
Name:Thayer County
FIPS code:31-169
State:Nebraska
Founded:1871
Named for:John Milton Thayer
Seat:Hebron
Largest city:Hebron
Total Area:575 sq mi (1,490 km²)
Land Area:574 sq mi (1,490 km²)
Total Population:4,913
Population Density:8.8/sq mi (3.4/km²)
Time zone:UTC−6 (Central)
Summer Time Zone (DST):UTC−5 (CDT)
Website:thayercountyne.gov

Thayer County location map. Where is Thayer County?

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

Thayer County Road Map

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

Geography

Thayer County lies on the south line of Nebraska. Its south boundary line abuts the north boundary line of the state of Kansas. Its terrain consists of rolling hills, sloped toward the east. A local drainage, Big Sandy Creek, flows southeast and east through the northern part of the county, and another drainage, Rose Creek, flows northeastward through the SE corner of the county (they converge east of Thayer County’s east boundary line). The planar portions of the terrain are partially used for agriculture.

Thayer County has an area of 575 square miles (1,490 km), of which 574 square miles (1,490 km) is land and 1.2 square miles (3.1 km) (0.2%) is water.

Major highways

  • U.S. Highway 81
  • U.S. Highway 136
  • Nebraska Highway 4
  • Nebraska Highway 5
  • Nebraska Highway 8
  • Nebraska Highway 53

Adjacent counties

Protected areas

  • Prairie Marsh State Wildlife Management Area
  • Prairie Marsh West State Wildlife Management Area

Thayer County Topographic Map

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

Thayer County Satellite Map

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

Thayer County Outline Map

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

See also

Map of Nebraska State and its subdivision: Map of other states:
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