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1955 Map of Hilland NW

Name: 1955 Topographic Map of Hilland NW
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1981
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1981

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Haxby and a network of family ranches define this landscape in the western reaches of the Missouri River Basin. The 1955 survey reveals a pattern of dispersed settlement, where ranching operations such as the Charles Price Ranch, Hanson Ranch, and Blair Ranch are anchored by vital water sources like Indian Springs and Bridger Creek. The numerous draws, including Elm Tree Draw and Dunn Draw, illustrate the complex drainage system feeding into the larger creek networks.

Social infrastructure is concentrated in small pockets, notably at the Indian Springs Sch, while the presence of the Ramey Sch (Abandoned) and Hanson Sch (Abandoned) suggests a shifting rural population mid-century. Genealogists can find localized historical markers such as the Dowling Cem, which serves as a quiet record of early settlers in this high plains region. The terrain transitions from broad flats like Barthold Flat and Carnahan Flat into the deeply incised valleys that characterize the Haakon County ranchlands.