McPherson County

The terrain of McPherson County ranges from grass-stabilized sand dunes across its interior to shallow wetlands and drainage swales in lower pockets, giving this part of Nebraska’s Sandhills a broad, sparsely settled character. The county lies within the Nebraska Sandhills, one of North America’s major dune regions, where cattle ranching has long shaped the use of the grassland. Tryon, the county seat, serves as the civic centre for an area of few towns and long rural roads. McPherson County is named for Union general James B. McPherson, who was killed in 1864 during the American Civil War. See how McPherson County fits within the Nebraska Sandhills by browsing webcams in nearby counties.

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