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1968 Map of Barnes Butte

Name: 1968 Topographic Map of Barnes Butte
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1971
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1971

About this map

The high plateau of Douglas County is defined by its agricultural character and rolling topography in this late-1960s survey. Isolated structures and local landmarks like the Grange Hall and the Jean Cem highlight the rural community's footprint amidst a landscape of section lines and fence lines. The terrain is marked by significant natural elevations such as Barnes Butte in the northeast and the centrally located Pot Hills, which provide relief in an otherwise expansive open territory.

Industrial activity is evidenced by several excavations, including a Borrow Pit and Gravel Pit, suggesting localized infrastructure development during this era. Surveyed just before the 1970s, the map documents a network of unimproved dirt roads and light-duty paths that connect dispersed water sources like a lone Well to the broader regional grid. This record captures the quiet, functional layout of Washington's interior wheat country before modern consolidation changed the rural fabric.