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2017 Map of Burns

Name: 2017 Topographic Map of Burns
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2017
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2017

About this map

Burns sits as the primary settlement on this high plains landscape of Laramie County, organized around a grid of streets including W 1st St and S Wyoming Ave. The town is supported by nearby rural infrastructure, including the Burns Cem and the Burns Lutheran Cem located south of the main residential area. To the east, the smaller community of Egbert marks a secondary point of settlement in this agricultural and ranching region.

Water management is central to the area's geography, with multiple reservoirs such as Thomas Reservoir Number 1, Thomas Reservoir Number 2, and the Gilland Reservoir collecting seasonal flows. These reservoirs are situated along drainage systems like Lodgepole Cr and the N Fork Muddy Cr. The landscape is dominated by section lines and county roads, reflecting the systematic division of land across the Wyoming prairie during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.