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1961 Map of Kaycee NE

Name: 1961 Topographic Map of Kaycee NE
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1964
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1964

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Pine Ridge dominates the northeastern landscape of this Johnson County survey, overlooking a network of cattle ranches and mining operations along the Middle Fork Powder River. The area's extraction history is visible through a cluster of coal or mineral claims near Sippie Hill, including the Sippie and Smith Mine, Indart Mine, and Babion Mine. These operations sit in a rugged terrain defined by water management, where the Sussex Irrigation Canal and Newland DITCH draw from the river to support local agriculture.

Prominent family holdings like Smith Ranch, Elm Ranch, and Jarrard Ranch are connected by a web of local roads such as Ellison Lane and Lone Bear Road. Evidence of earlier transport persists with the Old Railroad Grade traversing the southern portion of the quadrangle. Local community life is anchored by the Kaycee Cemetery and the Sutton Sch, while a Roadside Park near the South Fork provides a rare public waypoint in this ranching country.