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1966 Map of Cabin Fork

Name: 1966 Topographic Map of Cabin Fork
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1978
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1978

About this map

The erosional badlands of The Honeycombs dominate the southeastern portion of this Washakie County landscape, where the terrain is deeply dissected by ephemeral drainages and draws. During the mid-1960s, this area functioned primarily as rangeland and a site for resource extraction, evidenced by several Oil Wells, a Flowing Well, and the industrial Macaroni Pit. Water management in this arid environment is central to the map's layout, showing small-scale catchments like the Denver Jake Dam and Lyman Reservoir No 1 nestled among the hills.

Transportation is limited to a network of winding tracks and a designated Jeep Trail, illustrating the remote nature of the region between Cabin Fork and the East Fork Nowater Creek. Numerous exploratory Drill Holes scattered across the township lines suggest an era of active geological surveying and mineral prospecting. This record of the 1960s terrain, updated in the late 1970s, provides a clear view of the water and oil infrastructure supporting this high-desert territory.