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1966 Map of Creston

Name: 1966 Topographic Map of Creston
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1981
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1981

About this map

The Continental Divide serves as the backbone of this high-desert landscape in south-central Wyoming, straddling the border between Sweetwater Co and Carbon Co. This 1966 survey, later photorevised in 1981, captures a remote high-plains corridor defined by critical transportation and energy infrastructure. The Union Pacific railroad and Interstate 80 run parallel across the terrain, serving the small siding of Creston. These transit lines are flanked by an extensive network of Pipelines and specialized industrial sites, including Quarries and scattered Drill Holes.

Local landmarks such as a solitary Grave and a Water Tank provide evidence of early human presence in an environment otherwise shaped by natural drainages like Latham Draw, Creston Draw, and Hansen Draw. The era's modern communication technology is represented by a Radio Facility and Radio Tower near the northern map edge. The survey offers a detailed look at the evolution of the high desert from a railroad stop to a modern energy and transportation hub.