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2017 Map of Home Creek Butte

Name: 2017 Topographic Map of Home Creek Butte
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2017
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2017

About this map

Custer National Forest encompasses a significant portion of this high-plains landscape, where the terrain is defined by deep draws and isolated peaks such as Home Creek Butte. Water management is the primary human footprint across the region, indicated by a dense network of springs and reservoirs including Tobin Reservoir, Knudson Reservoir, and Boundary Reservoir. These features, alongside named drainages like Wilbur Cr and Home Cr, suggest a land used extensively for livestock grazing where reliable water sources are essential.

Historical travel through the breaks is marked by significant topographic gaps such as Suicide Pass and Camps Pass. The presence of Schoolhouse Draw in the western section of the map hints at earlier settlement patterns and community centers that once served the rural families of Powder River County. Numerous named springs like Houghlan Spring and Barrel Spring provide specific landmarks for genealogists and local historians tracing land patents and homestead locations within the township and range system.