Old Maps of Buffalo, Wyoming

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Buffalo, WY maps

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  1. 1900 Map of Fort McKinney, 1956 Print
    1900 Map of Fort McKinney, 1956 Print
    1900 Fort McKinney
    1956 Print · USGS
    Johnson County was a landscape of military outposts and early ranching during the 1890s. Researchers can trace the layout of the Fort Mc Kinney Military Reservation or locate family sites like the T A Ranch and Hepp Ranch.

  2. 1903 Map of Fort McKinney
    1903 Map of Fort McKinney
    1903 Fort McKinney
    1903 Print · USGS
    Johnson County at the turn of the century shows a landscape transitioning from military frontier to a ranching economy. Researchers can locate early family outposts like Trabing, Greub, and the T A Ranch alongside the Fort Mc. Kinney Military Reservation.
    3 unique versions available

  3. 1955 Map of Sheridan, 1973 Print
    1955 Map of Sheridan, 1973 Print
    1955 Sheridan
    1973 Print · USGS
    The Bighorn Mountains meet the Powder River Basin in the 1950s, a period when cattle ranching and coal mining defined the regional economy. Genealogists and historians can trace local landmarks like the Fort Mackenzie Veteran Hospital, the Monarch Coal Mine, and legacy operations such as the Beckton Stock Farm.
    2 unique versions available

  4. 1958 Map of Sheridan
    1958 Map of Sheridan
    1958 Sheridan
    1958 Print · USGS
    The Bighorn Mountains meet the high plains in the mid-1950s, revealing a landscape of large-scale ranching and mineral extraction. Trace the legacy of early settlements and industry through the Kleenburn Coal Tipple, Beckton Stock Farm, and the Hidden Dome Oil & Gas Field.
    2 unique versions available

  5. 1962 Map of Sheridan
    1962 Map of Sheridan
    1962 Sheridan
    1962 Print · USGS
    The Big Horn Mountains and Powder River country are captured here in the early sixties as energy production and ranching shaped northern Wyoming. Researchers can locate specific sites like the Kleenburn Coal Tipple, Eaton Bros Ranch, and the Fort McKenzie Veteran Hospital.

  6. 1967 Map of North Ridge, 1972 Print
    1967 Map of North Ridge, 1972 Print
    1967 North Ridge
    1972 Print · USGS
    The high country of the Big Horns meets early Wyoming water engineering in this late 1960s survey of Johnson County. Trace historical land use through the Old Military Reservation Boundary and a network of named irrigation works like the Hopkins Ditch and Eagle Ditch.

  7. 1970 Map of Buffalo, 1973 Print
    1970 Map of Buffalo, 1973 Print
    1970 Buffalo
    1973 Print · USGS
    Buffalo was a growing hub of Johnson County in the early seventies, centered on the banks of Clear Creek. Researchers can trace the Old Military Reservation Boundary and locate local landmarks like Willow Grove Cemetery and the Fairground.
    2 unique versions available

  8. 1978 Map of Buffalo, 1979 Print
    1978 Map of Buffalo, 1979 Print
    1978 Buffalo
    1979 Print · USGS
    The Bighorn foothills and the Powder River basin meet in the late seventies near Buffalo. Genealogists and historians can trace old ranching outposts like Hazelton and Trabing or locate landmarks like Lake De Smet and the remote Four Corners.

  9. 1993 Map of North Ridge, 1997 Print
    1993 Map of North Ridge, 1997 Print
    1993 North Ridge
    1997 Print · USGS
    Johnson County, Wyoming, is shown here in the 1990s at the interface of managed rangelands and the Bighorn National Forest. Researchers can trace the legacy of frontier defense along the Old Military Reservation Boundary and map local water history through the Johnson Ditch and Eagle Ditch.
    2 unique versions available

  10. 2021 Map of North Ridge, 2021 Print
    2021 Map of North Ridge, 2021 Print
    2021 North Ridge
    2021 Print · USGS
    Johnson County high country meets the western edge of Buffalo in the early 2020s. Trace historical water rights and mountain access via Moeller Ditch Number 1, Eagle Ditch, and the Grommund Point Trl.

  11. 2021 Map of Buffalo, 2021 Print
    2021 Map of Buffalo, 2021 Print
    2021 Buffalo
    2021 Print · USGS
    Buffalo and its surrounding Johnson County ranchlands appear here in the early twenty-first century, showing the enduring legacy of frontier water rights. Researchers can trace the path of the Johnson County-Ditch and locate the Fort McKinney Post Cem near Clear Cr.

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