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1952 Map of Ervay Basin SW

Name: 1952 Topographic Map of Ervay Basin SW
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1957
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1957

About this map

Holiday Homestead and the Aspell Homestead Site stand as quiet evidence of high-plains settlement in this pocket of Natrona County during the early 1950s. Located along the Asbell Road, these sites are positioned near the transition from the high Beaver Rim down toward the drainage of Sage Hen Creek. The landscape is dominated by the massive uplifting of the Rattlesnake Range in the northeast and Black Mountain to the south, creating a complex terrain of canyons and divides.

Water sources are critical markers in this arid environment, with numerous named points such as Mc Kenzie Spring and Little Cross Spring providing vital resources for livestock at locations like Strawbaker Corral. The presence of the Pipe Line in the northern sections suggests the industrial shift toward energy infrastructure that began to overlay the older ranching and homesteading patterns of the Ervay Basin.