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1945 Map of Kirby

Name: 1945 Topographic Map of Kirby
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1975
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1975

About this map

The Bighorn River carves a central path through this mid-1940s landscape, serving as the corridor for the Chicago Burlington and Quincy River railroad. The map documents an era of transition for local industry, specifically marking several inactive coal operations including the Crosby Mine, Eagle Mine, and Cowboy Mine. These sites, concentrated near Gebo and Kirby, highlight the region's historical reliance on mining.

Local education and transit history are preserved through labels for the Wortham Sch and South Flat Sch, alongside specialized stops like The Willows (Old Stage Sta) and the Winchester Chatham Sta. The network of irrigation features, such as the numerous segments marked simply as Ditch, illustrates the management of water across the Tie Down Flats to support agriculture in the arid terrain north of Cedar Mountain.