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1980 Map of Dead Mans Creek

Name: 1980 Topographic Map of Dead Mans Creek
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1981
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1981

About this map

The Nebraska National Forest dominates this section of the High Plains, where the terrain breaks into a series of deeply incised drainages along the border of Sioux and Dawes Counties. Surveyed in the mid-1970s, the landscape is defined by the headwaters of Dead Mans Creek, Cherry Creek, and Bozle Creek as they flow north through timbered ridges. The presence of Dead Mans Road provides a primary corridor through this rugged interior, connecting the high tablelands with the valley floors.

Remote infrastructure like the Radio Facility and the Cochran State Wayside Area indicate the light human footprint on this public land during the era. To the southeast, the terrain shifts into the distinctively named Starvation Gulch, while White Clay Cr marks the northeastern corner. This map captures a moment of stabilized conservation and land management before the later 20th-century shifts in forest use and recreation.