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Valley County has 568.1 square miles of land in Nebraska. 2 mapped landscape regions meet across Valley County: Central Nebraska Loess Plains, Sand Hills.

A local understanding of the land. A straightforward conversation about what comes next.

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Valley County Courthouse in Ord, Nebraska; seen from the west. The Beaux-Arts building was constructed in 1920. It is listed in the National Register of Historic Places.
A VIEW OF THE AREA

Valley County Courthouse in Ord, Nebraska; seen from the west. The Beaux-Arts building was constructed in 1920. It is listed in the National Register of Historic Places.

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THE SETTINGCentral Nebraska Loess Plains
COMMUNITIES IN THE ATLAS7 listed localities
YOUR STARTING POINTOpen Valley County on the map

THE VALLEY COUNTY LAND BRIEF

Land in the
Central Nebraska Loess Plains setting.

Valley County has 568.1 square miles of land in Nebraska. 2 mapped landscape regions meet across Valley County: Central Nebraska Loess Plains, Sand Hills.

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 ↗ · Regional mapping across the county footprint

Where the landscape changes

Valley County intersects 2 mapped regional units. The largest mapped shares are:

  1. Central Nebraska Loess Plains98%
  2. Sand Hills2%
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.

Nebraska Sand Hills in Valley County

Grass-covered sand dunes form the Sandhills' distinctive rolling landscape. Lakes and wetlands occur in many areas between dunes, while tree cover is limited away from some river corridors.

Read the regional source ↗

Finding your parcel within Valley County

The atlas lists 7 cities, towns, townships, and Census communities associated with Valley County, including North Loup, Arcadia, Ord. The list includes overlapping geography types and does not divide the county into exclusive service areas.

Valley County

Valley County by land and water

The Census records 2.37 square miles of water within Valley County, or 0.4% of its total area. That share is close to Valley County’s 0.4%. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.

For scale, Valley County has 263.5 times the land area of nearby Ord city (2.16 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

The Census boundary meets Custer County, Garfield County, Greeley County, Sherman County, Wheeler 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
Valley 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 Valley County

Use a tax bill, deed, or assessor’s parcel number to pin down the land in Valley County. The county includes 7 listed community geographies; a nearby community name does not prove the parcel is inside its limits.

02

Read the Central Nebraska Loess Plains setting

Central Nebraska Loess Plains belongs to Central Great Plains. Do the parcel outline and topographic map show an open plain, a drainage corridor or a more broken tract? The wider county also reaches Nebraska Sand Hills; use the parcel’s location to choose the relevant setting.

03

Check the route, beyond Ord

Ord is 4.3 miles northeast of the Valley 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.

Valley 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 VALLEY COUNTY

USGS National Map

Begin at 41.5641° N, 98.9835° W. Locate your parcel and inspect the available terrain and geographic layers.

Explore Valley County ↗CENSUS-LISTED GOVERNMENT WEBSITE

County Of Valley

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 Valley ↗THIS GEOGRAPHY’S CENSUS PROFILE

Valley 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

Central Nebraska Loess Plains

Explore the agency mapping behind the Central 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 Valley County.

Ord lies about 4.3 miles northeast of Valley County by reference-point distance. The diagram locates nearby community reference points within the county geography.

WITHIN THE COUNTY GEOGRAPHY

Valley County in context

NSEWOrd · 4.3 miles1Ord · 4.9 miles2Elyria · 8.1 miles3North Loup · 8.7 miles4North Loup · 11.9 miles5Arcadia · 12.1 miles6OUTER RING: 12.1 MILES
  1. 1
    Ord4.3 mi · city
  2. 2
    Ord4.9 mi · legal township
  3. 3
    Elyria8.1 mi · village
  4. 4
    North Loup8.7 mi · legal township
  5. 5
    North Loup11.9 mi · village
  6. 6
    Arcadia12.1 mi · village
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.
Arcadialegal township
Arcadiavillage
Elyriavillage
North Louplegal township
North Loupvillage
Ordcity
Ordlegal township
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QUESTIONS GROUNDED IN THIS PLACE

Your Valley 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 Valley County?+

Send the parcel number or legal description, approximate acreage, and a map pin showing the property in Valley County. Valley County’s 568.1 square miles of land include many different property situations; the exact parcel is what we review.

Does Central Nebraska Loess Plains describe all of Valley County?+

The county’s mapped footprint intersects 2 regional units; Central Nebraska Loess Plains is the largest mapped share. County-scale information cannot establish the soil, slope, drainage, or development potential of one tract.

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

It can help explain the location: its Census point is about 4.3 miles northeast of Valley 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 Valley 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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Your land in Valley County.
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