1971 Map of Fawn Draw

About this map

Clear Creek meanders across the lower portion of this Sheridan County landscape, serving as the primary drainage for a network of complex draws and gulches. In the early 1970s, this area remained largely open range, defined by its water sources and livestock infrastructure. Numerous scattered sites labeled Well indicate the importance of groundwater in this arid terrain. Topographically, the map reveals a dissected upland where features like Olsen Draw, Whedon Draw, and Buffalo Draw converge toward larger water bodies. To the north, the North Fork and South Fork begin to shape the headwaters of the regional creek system. The presence of fine red dashed lines throughout the quadrangle denotes selected fence lines, illustrating the 20th-century partitioning of the Wyoming ranching country into distinct grazing allotments and private holdings.