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1950 Map of Cameron

Name: 1950 Topographic Map of Cameron
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1954
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1954

About this map

Madison River waters define the central corridor of this 1950s Madison County landscape, where the wide alluvial floor of the Cameron Bench meets the rising slopes of the Madison Range. The small settlement of Cameron serves as a hub for a network of family-operated livestock operations, including the Storey Ranch, Olsen Ranch, and Armitage Ranch. The irrigation and transport patterns visible here reflect a mid-century ranching economy reliant on gravity-fed ditches and the Md Atee Bridge crossing.

Industrial activity is concentrated in the western gulches, where the Mountain Talc Mine and Ruby Mine are located near Krauss Sawmill. The transition from open range to the Beaverhead National Forest is managed through outposts like the Bear Creek Ranger Station and Wall Creek Ranger Station. The eastern edge of the map is dominated by high-altitude features like The Helmet and No Man Peak, overlooking the headwaters of Cedar Creek and Indian Creek.