THE SOUTH BRANCH LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Central Nebraska Loess Plains setting.
South Branch township has 35.7 square miles of land in Nance County. Its Census reference point is in Central Nebraska Loess Plains, within Central Great Plains.
These plains are lower and somewhat more irregular than the High Plains to the west. Their grassland setting includes rolling terrain and a transition toward greater rainfall in the east.
Regional context: Central Great Plains ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
South Branch and Nance County
South Branch is associated with Nance County in the Census boundary data. Start with the parcel’s tax bill to match the property to that jurisdiction, then confirm which government handles its land use.
South Branch by land and water
The Census records 0.02 square miles of water within South Branch, or 0.1% of its total area. It is 1.4 percentage points lower than the 1.5% recorded for Nance County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, South Branch township has 95% of the land area of nearby Timber Creek township (37.6 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

