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1959 Map of Betty Reservoir

Name: 1959 Topographic Map of Betty Reservoir
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1975
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1975

About this map

The Cheyenne River and its western tributaries define this high plains landscape on the border of Campbell and Converse Counties. At the center of the survey lies the ranching settlement of Verse, while the nearby Old Verse (Site) points to the shifting locations of early rural post offices and homesteads. The water infrastructure of the era is evident in the Betty Reservoir and the accompanying Betty Supply Ditch, critical for sustaining livestock and agriculture in this semi-arid region.

Local industry and communication are represented by a solitary Coal Mine in the north and the US Dept of Commerce Radio Sta near the southern boundary. The map captures a network of established family operations, including Haefele Ranch, Jacobs Ranch, and Morton Ranch, situated among terrain features like Robertson Flat and Calamity Gulch. This 1959 survey records the region just as modern ranching practices and communications infrastructure were becoming firmly established.