2012 Map of Owyhee

About this map

Owyhee serves as a primary settlement in this high-desert landscape, situated where the Owyhee River meets an engineered water system including the Agency Canal. For genealogists, the map identifies local burial sites at the George Washington Cemetery and the New Cemetery northwest of the main town site. The area's hydrology is defined by numerous seasonal drainages like Skull Creek and Reed Creek, which cut through a terrain marked by distinctive volcanic and topographical features such as The Crater and Yellow Rock. Evidence of rural infrastructure and early ranching history appears through family-named landmarks like Willis Meadows and Prentice Hill, as well as the remote settlement of Ottawanah located further east along the riverbank. This documentation of the Great Basin borderlands captures a balance of native landscape and human modification through water management and established trails.