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2012 Map of Bison

Name: 2012 Topographic Map of Bison
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2012
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2012

About this map

Bison serves as the primary settlement center on this Garfield County prairie, situated along the eastern corridor where a modern highway network overlays the historic grid. The landscape is defined by an intricate web of seasonal watercourses, including the distinctively named Hell and Gone Cr and the meandering Buffalo Cr. These drainage patterns shaped the placement of early farms and the section roads that still define the region's transport network.

Genealogists and local historians will find significant markers of early community life in the positioning of Hope Cem and Hennessey Cem, which remain as foundational anchors for the surrounding rural families. The presence of Buffalo Springs indicates a historically significant water source in this semi-arid environment, while various branches of Turkey Cr and Little Turkey Cr carve through the section lines in the southern and western portions of the quadrangle.