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1984 Map of Linden

Name: 1984 Topographic Map of Linden
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1985
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1985

About this map

Linden and the nearby Barton Ranch occupy a landscape defined by significant drainage divides in Wyoming's high country. Published in the 1980s, this provisional survey illustrates a complex hydrological network where headwaters flow from prominent ridges like Newman Divide, Coal Divide, and Nefsy Divide. Water is the primary driver of development here, evident in the numerous instances of Spring and Flowing Well labels that dot the map, supporting both livestock at the ranch and the filling of Hagerman Reservoir.

The infrastructure of the era is marked by the Wooden Pole Trans Line cutting through the terrain, while the local economy is hinted at by a Gravel Pit and a lone Grave situated near the settlement at Linden. Deep drainage cuts such as Houston Creek, Inyan Kara Creek, and Little Montgomery Canyon carve through the plateaus, creating a distinct topographical profile of the Black Hills region during this period of geological study.