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1903 Map of Fort McKinney

Name: 1903 Topographic Map of Fort McKinney
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1903
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1903

About this map

Buffalo serves as the prominent settlement on this 1903 survey of Johnson County, situated just east of the expansive Big Horn Mountains. The landscape is dominated by the Fort Mc. Kinney Military Reservation and its adjacent Wood Reservation, illustrating the late 19th-century military presence in the region. To the west, the Big Horn Forest Reserve encompasses the high country, where the headwaters of the North Fork and Middle Fork Clear Creek originate.

Evidence of early ranching and homesteading is scattered throughout the drainages of Crazy Woman Creek and Clear Creek, with named locations such as Trabing, Greub, and Hazelton marking established outposts. Genealogists and historians can trace the positions of various legacy cattle operations, including T A Ranch, Cross H Ranch, and Smiths Ranch. The terrain is punctuated by distinctive landmarks like Sisters Hill, Klondike Hill, and the shoreline of Lake De Smet.