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2018 Map of Cambria

Name: 2018 Topographic Map of Cambria
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2018
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2018

About this map

Cambria and its industrial legacy define this portion of the Black Hills foothills, where a concentration of named mine sites like Founder, Rustler, and Never Sweats sit north of Newcastle. This landscape is marked by steep draws and high points, including Mt Pisgah and Breakneck Hill, which overlook a network of drainage systems such as Sweetwater Cr, Salt Cr, and Cambria Cr. The map preserves the location of the Cambria Cemetery, a vital waypoint for genealogists researching the coal mining families who settled this region of Wyoming.

Transport and topography meet at Jumbo Table and Antelope Flats, connected by rugged local routes like Breakneck Rd and Duncan Rd. The map also details water sources critical to the area's development, from the Salt Spring to Cave Spring near Cave Spring Canyon. These features illustrate the practical challenges of homesteading and mining in the high plains environment at the edge of the mountains.