1952 Map of Deadman Butte

About this map

Deadman Butte anchors this Natrona County landscape, which was surveyed during the early 1950s as part of the Department of the Interior's Missouri River Basin development program. The terrain is defined by a complex drainage network where the North Fork Cottonwood Creek and South Fork Cottonwood Creek converge. Named water features like Sanchez Creek and Sanchez Spring suggest early ranching or homesteading influences in this arid region, while the presence of Buffalo Creek and Baker Creek further illustrates the vital importance of seasonal water sources for western land use.