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1913 Map of Meeteetse

Name: 1913 Topographic Map of Meeteetse
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1949
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1949

About this map

The Greybull River valley serves as the central artery of this early 20th-century Wyoming landscape, where the town of Meeteetse is positioned at a critical junction of water and travel routes. Surveyed in 1911, the map captures a period of ranching and early resource extraction, highlighted by the Black Diamond Mine north of the river. The topography is defined by significant elevation changes, from the prominent Meeteetse Rim to the depression known as Hole in the Ground.

Settlement patterns follow the drainage systems, with rural locations like Renner Ranch on Gooseberry Creek and the small communities of Sunshine and Dumbell situated along the Wood River and Sunshine Creek. Irrigation infrastructure, vital for high-plains agriculture, is already evident in the Antler Canal near the southern margin. Travelers at this time relied on the Cody Road to navigate the undulating terrain of Little Buffalo Basin and Spring Creek Basin.