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1984 Map of Black Hills

Name: 1984 Topographic Map of Black Hills
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1985
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1985

About this map

Black Hills National Forest encompasses this high country in the mid-1980s, where the Bear Lodge Mountains and Taylor Divide shape a landscape of ridges and secluded creek basins. Numerous natural water sources like Scott Spring and Selliez Spring dot the terrain, suggesting a reliance on these features for livestock or seasonal camps. The map is marked by family-named landmarks such as Massengale Flats and Deckelman Ridge, which point to the ranching and timber history of Crook County.

Industrial activity is noted by several Prospect sites and a Gravel Pit, indicating subsurface exploration during this era. Drainage networks are well-defined, with Beaver Creek and Jones Lane Creek flowing through the timbered slopes. The presence of Cook Lake provides a central landmark for those tracing the development of recreational or water-management sites within the forest boundaries during this period.