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1963 Map of Johnson Ranch

Name: 1963 Topographic Map of Johnson Ranch
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1975
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1975

About this map

Johnson Ranch and Five Mile Ranch anchor this ranching landscape in Albany County, mapped during the early 1960s as part of the Department of the Interior's Missouri River Basin development program. The terrain is defined by a series of north-flowing watercourses, including Sand Creek, Lone Tree Creek, and Antelope Creek, which navigate the slopes below Boulder Ridge.

Evidence of local water management and rural infrastructure is prominent, from the industrial Aqueduct near Sportsman Lake to the Lone Tree Reservoir. For those tracing local education history or family homesteads, the Sand Creek Sch and Chimney Rock Ranch provide specific points of reference. The map reflects a period when these upland drainage basins were carefully surveyed to support regional agricultural and water development initiatives.