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1951 Map of Moore Spring

Name: 1951 Topographic Map of Moore Spring
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1985
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1985

About this map

Ranching life in the Goshen County high country is the central theme of this mid-century survey, which reveals a landscape defined by isolated homesteads and vital water sources. The namesake Moore Spring serves as a focal point near the Moore Spring School, illustrating the communal infrastructure required for remote families in the Wildcat Hills region. Numerous family-named properties like the Newell Ranch, Vandra Ranch, and Pugsley Ranch are connected by a network of unimproved tracks and established routes like Rawhide Road.

Evidence of early settlement is etched into the terrain at Pine Hill, where a small Cem (cemetery) sits near the Hazelwood Ranch. The map captures the livestock economy of the era, showing how water sources like Muskrat Creek and scattered Springs dictated the placement of homesteads from the Hoy Ranch in the west to the Bass Ranch in the east. Broad topographical features like Crescent Basin and the Twin Hills provide the backdrop for this detailed portrait of Wyoming's rural heritage.