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1964 Map of Ouray

Name: 1964 Topographic Map of Ouray
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1966
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1966

About this map

The confluence of three major waterways—the Duchesne River, Green River, and White River—dominates this mid-1960s survey of the Uintah Basin. This hydrographic hub served as the focal point for the Uintah and Ouray Indian Reservation, where the landscape transitions from the irrigated flats of Tia Juana Bottom to the rising elevations of Leland Bench. The small settlement of Ouray is shown adjacent to the Ouray National Wildlife Refuge, which encompasses the wetlands of Old Charley Wash.

Resource extraction and local infrastructure are visible through numerous features including the Uteland Mine, a Pumping Station, and scattered Oil Wells. The map captures the area before modern development, marking the traces of an Old Indian Treaty Boundary and several Jeep Trails that navigate the varied terrain around Uteland Butte. The document provides essential details for genealogists through its marking of a local Cemetery and the specific footprints of early industrial activity in the river bottoms.