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1951 Map of Otto

Name: 1951 Topographic Map of Otto
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1979
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1979

About this map

The Greybull River valley serves as the lifeblood of this Big Horn County landscape, where an intricate network of irrigation projects transformed the arid basin. Water management is the dominant theme, evidenced by the South Lateral Bench Canal, Highline Ditch, and Farmers Canal which snake along the contours of the terrain. These systems supported the small community of Otto and the nearby settlement of Webster, creating a fertile corridor beneath the shadow of Table Mountain.

Local history is preserved in the location of the Stringtown School (Aban'd) and the village Cem near Otto. The map reveals the early 1950s infrastructure of the Missouri River Basin development program, including rural routes named for local families such as Burnett, Brown and Croxell, and Perkins. Survey markers like VABM Germania 4610 provide precise historical reference points across the high benches and creek beds like Mc Kinnie Creek.