1952 Map of Haybarn Hill

About this map

Davison Ranch and Posey Ranch occupy this high-plains landscape in central Wyoming, surveyed in the early 1950s as part of the Department of the Interior’s program for the Missouri River Basin. The terrain is defined by dry drainage systems and elevated points like Haybarn Hill and Deadman Hill. A network of watercourses, including Muskrat Creek and Oil Springs Creek, shapes the local topography, while Conant Creek and Horseshoe Creek cut through the southern sections. This area reflects the mid-century ranching life of Fremont County, where scattered homesteads like Ore Ranch were linked by unimproved paths and named routes such as Scotty Road. The mapping provides a clear record of land use and property locations before significant modern development altered the remote livestock-grazing patterns of the region.