1968 Map of Barnes Butte

About this map

Barnes Butte stands as a prominent landmark in this Douglas County landscape, surveyed by the Geological Survey during the late 1960s. The topography is defined by the unique forms of the Pot Hills and the subtle undulations typical of this interior Washington region. Human activity is marked by scattered resources and agricultural infrastructure, including a Well and extractive sites such as a Gravel Pit and Borrow Pit. Genealogists and local historians will find the Jean Cem particularly significant, providing a fixed point of reference for family history in this sparsely populated area. The map illustrates a rural environment where land use is dictated by the landforms, maintaining a quiet continuity that was photoinspected in the late 1970s with no major changes observed.