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1942 Map of Big Piney

Name: 1942 Topographic Map of Big Piney
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1942
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1942

About this map

Green River waters define the valley life of western Wyoming in this early 1940s survey, anchoring a network of cattle-raising settlements and early frontier landmarks. The map documents significant historical points such as the Site of Old Ft Bonneville and the Father De Smet Monument, marking the convergence of early fur trade history and missionary travel near the town of Daniel.

The landscape is intricately carved by major tributaries including Horse Creek and Cottonwood Creek, where irrigation systems like the Sixty-Seven Reservoir supported local ranching operations. Along the foothills of the Wyoming National Forest, isolated rural education is preserved through the locations of the Bronx Sch and Middle Piney Sch. The presence of a CCC Camp near Big Piney and a State Fish Hatchery on Forty Rod Flat illustrates the era's federal and state land management efforts before mid-century modernization changed the rural character of Sublette County.