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1956 Map of Millett Ranch

Name: 1956 Topographic Map of Millett Ranch
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1964
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1964

About this map

The high peaks of the Toiyabe Range dominate this mid-century survey, where elevation ranges from the dry floor of the Smoky Valley to the summit of Bunker Hill. This landscape is defined by the sharp transition from the Toiyabe National Forest down into the broad Alkali Flat. Human presence is concentrated at family outposts like Millett Ranch, McLeod Ranch, and Schmidtlein Ranch, which relied on the drainage from canyons such as Kingston Creek and Washington Creek.

Evidence of small-scale industry and community life appears throughout the terrain, including the Smoky Valley School and the Kingston School. Resource extraction is noted by an Abandoned Mill and numerous prospects scattered near Park Canyon. For local historians, the map preserves the exact locations of ephemeral features like a remote Landing Strip and the Kingston Forest Camp, alongside geologic landmarks such as a notable Hot Spring and a wide Salt Marsh.