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Dawes County has 1,396.4 square miles of land in Nebraska. 5 mapped landscape regions meet across Dawes County: Semiarid Pierre Shale Plains, Pine Ridge Escarpment, Sandy and Silty Tablelands, among others.

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Dawes County Courthouse in Chadron, Nebraska; seen from the east. The Art Deco building was constructed in 1936. It is listed in the National Register of Historic Places.
A VIEW OF THE AREA

Dawes County Courthouse in Chadron, Nebraska; seen from the east. The Art Deco building was constructed in 1936. It is listed in the National Register of Historic Places.

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THE SETTINGSemiarid Pierre Shale Plains
COMMUNITIES IN THE ATLAS3 listed localities
YOUR STARTING POINTOpen Dawes County on the map

THE DAWES COUNTY LAND BRIEF

Land in the
Semiarid Pierre Shale Plains setting.

Dawes County has 1,396.4 square miles of land in Nebraska. 5 mapped landscape regions meet across Dawes County: Semiarid Pierre Shale Plains, Pine Ridge Escarpment, Sandy and Silty Tablelands, among others.

Rolling semiarid plains are punctuated by buttes, badlands and river breaks. Much of the regional terrain developed on sandstone, siltstone and shale without the leveling influence of continental glaciers.

Regional context: Northwestern Great Plains ↗ · Regional mapping across the county footprint

Where the landscape changes

Dawes County intersects 5 mapped regional units. The largest mapped shares are:

  1. Semiarid Pierre Shale Plains36.9%
  2. Pine Ridge Escarpment33.1%
  3. Sandy and Silty Tablelands21.2%
  4. White River Badlands6%
  5. Flat to Rolling Plains2.8%
Percent of the county footprint covered by the regional layer, which covers approximately 100% of its cartographic area. Regional units do not define individual parcels.

High Plains in Dawes County

Broad, comparatively smooth plains distinguish the High Plains from neighboring broken terrain. The natural grassland setting is drier and higher than the Central Great Plains to the east.

Read the regional source ↗

Finding your parcel within Dawes County

The atlas lists 3 cities, towns, townships, and Census communities associated with Dawes County, including Chadron, Crawford, Whitney. The list includes overlapping geography types and does not divide the county into exclusive service areas.

Dawes County

Dawes County by land and water

The Census records 4.54 square miles of water within Dawes County, or 0.3% of its total area. That share is close to Dawes County’s 0.3%. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.

For scale, Dawes County has 8,838.2 times the land area of nearby Whitney village (0.16 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

The Census boundary meets Box Butte County, Sheridan County, Sioux County within Nebraska. A tract near one of these lines should be matched to the county identifier on its own records.

FROM LOCAL CONTEXT TO YOUR PARCEL

Three questions for
Dawes County land.

These starting questions follow this location’s jurisdiction, regional setting, and nearby geography. The answers come from the property itself.

01

Locate the parcel within Dawes County

Use a tax bill, deed, or assessor’s parcel number to pin down the land in Dawes County. The county includes 3 listed community geographies; a nearby community name does not prove the parcel is inside its limits.

02

Read the Semiarid Pierre Shale Plains setting

Semiarid Pierre Shale Plains belongs to Northwestern Great Plains. Is the tract open rolling ground or broken badland terrain, and which access and stock-water records are available? The wider county also reaches High Plains; use the parcel’s location to choose the relevant setting.

03

Check the route, beyond Whitney

Whitney is 7.9 miles northwest of the Dawes County reference point. That geographic proximity does not establish a drivable route or legal access. Which road reaches your land, and is the right to use it recorded?

OPEN THE RIGHT MAP. FIND THE RIGHT RECORD.

Dawes County resources,
ready to explore.

The topographic link opens at this location’s reference point. Government links identify the actual named jurisdiction in the Census directory.

MAP CENTERED ON DAWES COUNTY

USGS National Map

Begin at 42.7130° N, 103.1354° W. Locate your parcel and inspect the available terrain and geographic layers.

Explore Dawes County ↗CENSUS-LISTED GOVERNMENT WEBSITE

County Of Dawes

Use this county government’s site to identify the relevant office and its current instructions. Confirm that it administers the record or land-use question for your parcel.

Open County Of Dawes ↗THIS GEOGRAPHY’S CENSUS PROFILE

Dawes County data

View Census information selected by this county’s geographic identifier. Available statistics depend on the geography and survey.

View the geography profile ↗THE REGIONAL MAP SOURCE

Semiarid Pierre Shale Plains

Explore the agency mapping behind the Northwestern Great Plains context in this guide. Use the detailed map to identify the unit at your actual property.

View regional mapping ↗
Additional Nebraska landowner resources

Nebraska groundwater map

Official interactive access to registered groundwater well information.

Nebraska floodplain maps

State floodplain resources with mapped flood hazards and community information.

FEMA flood mapsUSDA Web Soil SurveyWetlands mapper

PLACES, DISTANCES & CONNECTIONS

The communities of Dawes County.

Whitney lies about 7.9 miles northwest of Dawes County by reference-point distance. The diagram locates nearby community reference points within the county geography.

WITHIN THE COUNTY GEOGRAPHY

Dawes County in context

NSEWWhitney · 7.9 miles1Chadron · 10.3 miles2Crawford · 14.4 miles3OUTER RING: 14.4 MILES
  1. 1
    Whitney7.9 mi · village
  2. 2
    Chadron10.3 mi · city
  3. 3
    Crawford14.4 mi · city
Positions are calculated from Census reference points. Crowded labels use a leader line to their exact dot. Straight-line distances within Nebraska; no roads, travel times, or service boundaries are implied.
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QUESTIONS GROUNDED IN THIS PLACE

Your Dawes County
land questions.

Have a tax bill, an inherited deed, or simply a map pin? Start with what you have.

What should I send for land in Dawes County?+

Send the parcel number or legal description, approximate acreage, and a map pin showing the property in Dawes County. Dawes County’s 1,396.4 square miles of land include many different property situations; the exact parcel is what we review.

Does Semiarid Pierre Shale Plains describe all of Dawes County?+

The county’s mapped footprint intersects 5 regional units; Semiarid Pierre Shale Plains is the largest mapped share. County-scale information cannot establish the soil, slope, drainage, or development potential of one tract.

Can I use Whitney as a reference for my land?+

It can help explain the location: its Census point is about 7.9 miles northwest of Dawes County’s. That distance is not a driving route, utility connection, or comparable-sale adjustment. Share the actual access road and parcel records so we can review your property on its own facts.

Can I request an offer without being near Dawes County?+

Yes. Begin online with the property location and ownership details. Tell Larry G and the team what you know about the land, access, and any co-owners. We review the parcel before deciding whether to propose a purchase; if a sale moves forward, the closing company can explain remote signing arrangements.

Sources for this guide. 2025 U.S. Census geography supplies local names, area measurements, reference points, and map boundaries. Regional context uses EPA Level IV ecoregions mapping. Government links come from the Census 2026 Government Units Listing and are not individually certified by USA Land Offers. Read the mapping methods, coverage, and source details →

This guide describes a service area, not a local office. Maps and regional facts do not establish an individual parcel’s boundaries, permitted use, risk, or value.

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