Nebraska Regions Directory
PANHANDLE
11 counties
Scotts Bluff, Alliance, Sidney — buttes, overland trails, wide open sky
NORTH CENTRAL
5 counties
Niobrara River corridor — Keya Paha, Boyd, Rock, Brown, N. Holt
SANDHILLS
16 counties
Cherry, Thomas, Hooker — grass-stabilized dunes, ranching country, Ogallala Aquifer
NORTHEAST
15 counties
Norfolk, O'Neill, Wayne — Lewis & Clark corridor, Czech & Irish heritage
CENTRAL
12 counties • Platte Valley / I-80
Kearney, Grand Island, North Platte — Platte River corridor, Crane migration
SOUTH CENTRAL
18 counties • Republican Valley
Hastings, McCook, Imperial — Republican River, grain country, wide horizons
SOUTHEAST
16 counties • Pioneer Country
Lincoln, Nebraska City, Beatrice — Arbor Day birthplace, Missouri River bluffs
METRO
5 counties • Omaha area
Omaha, Bellevue, Papillion — Missouri River, arts, dining, Joslyn Museum