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1901 Map of Dayton

Name: 1901 Topographic Map of Dayton
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1938
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1938

About this map

Ranchester and Dayton serve as the primary hubs for this 1901 survey of northern Wyoming, where the Burlington and Missouri River RR follows the Tongue River valley toward the Montana border. The landscape is defined by the transition from ranching plains to the heights of the Big Horn Forest Reserve, featuring early infrastructure like the Highline Ditch and several Coal Mine operations near the Wyoming-Montana boundary.

Genealogists and local historians can locate remote settlements and dwellings such as Slack, Beckton, and the Morrow Ranch, along with the expansive Fort Mackenzie Reservation in the east. Notable landmarks including Steamboat Pt and Elephant Foot tower over the Little Tongue River, while high-country features like Dome Lake and Adelaide Lake mark the upper reaches of the forest reserve before the modern developments of the 20th century.