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1967 Map of Herder Creek

Name: 1967 Topographic Map of Herder Creek
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1979
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1979

About this map

Starr Valley serves as the focal point of this late 1960s Elko County landscape, where the agricultural and social life of the community is anchored by the Starr Valley Community Hall and the nearby Starr Valley Cem. The map illustrates a complex transportation corridor where the Southern Pacific and Western Pacific railroads run nearly parallel, complemented by an older, bypassed Old Railroad Grade to the north. These infrastructure lines transition from the flatlands into the rising slopes of the Humboldt National Forest.

The hydrography of the region is dominated by the confluence of the Marys River and the Humboldt River, fed by a network of drainage systems including Herder Creek and Blasingame Creek. Notable landmarks such as the Airway Beacon and high-elevation features like Eastwood Spring provide specific reference points for those studying the mid-century development of this northeastern Nevada cattle-ranching territory.