THE WASHINGTON COUNTY LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Nebraska/Kansas Loess Hills setting.
Washington County has 389.9 square miles of land in Nebraska. 4 mapped landscape regions meet across Washington County: Nebraska/Kansas Loess Hills, Missouri Alluvial Plain, Northeastern Nebraska Loess Hills, among others.
Glacial till plains and windblown loess hills make up the Western Corn Belt landscape. Near-level and rolling terrain are interspersed with steeper river valleys and hills.
Regional context: Western Corn Belt Plains ↗ · Regional mapping across the county footprint
Where the landscape changes
Washington County intersects 4 mapped regional units. The largest mapped shares are:
- Nebraska/Kansas Loess Hills63.8%
- Missouri Alluvial Plain18%
- Northeastern Nebraska Loess Hills17.2%
- Lower Platte Alluvial Plain1%
Finding your parcel within Washington County
The atlas lists 12 cities, towns, townships, and Census communities associated with Washington County, including Township 5, Township 6, Township 7. The list includes overlapping geography types and does not divide the county into exclusive service areas.
Washington County by land and water
The Census records 3.27 square miles of water within Washington County, or 0.8% of its total area. That share is close to Washington County’s 0.8%. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Washington County has 1,412.8 times the land area of nearby Kennard village (0.28 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.
The Census boundary meets Burt County, Dodge County, Douglas County within Nebraska. A tract near one of these lines should be matched to the county identifier on its own records.

