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1950 Map of Haushar Ranch

Name: 1950 Topographic Map of Haushar Ranch
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1980
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1980

About this map

Family-run livestock operations define this portion of Platte County at the mid-century, where the high-plains landscape is punctuated by isolated homesteads. Scattered along the drainages of Boxelder Creek and Patten Creek, name-bearing properties like McNutt Ranch, Ferguson Ranch, and Haushar Ranch represent the backbone of the local ranching economy. The map reveals a transition in rural education with the labeling of Canyon View School (Abandoned), signaling the shift toward consolidated school districts as the mid-1900s progressed.

The topography is dominated by prominent landforms such as Sheep Mtn and Baldy, which overlook a network of seasonal water sources like Deep Creek Spring and Broom Creek. These features, alongside the steep walls of Sawmill Canyon, dictated the movement of cattle and the placement of early roads. For genealogists and local historians, these specific ranch names provide a direct link to the families who managed this territory during the Missouri River Basin development era.