1952 Map of Picard Ranch

About this map

Picard Ranch and its neighbors sit within a complex network of drainage basins and rail corridors in Fremont County. Surveyed in the early 1950s, the landscape is defined by the confluence of major waterways like Badwater Creek and Hoodoo Creek. The infrastructure reflects a heavy reliance on the dual transit lines of the Chicago and North Western and the Burlington and Quincy railroads, which track alongside the southern creek beds. Notable family-named outposts including Howard Ranch and Fuller Ranch are scattered across the terrain between prominent landmarks such as Steffen Hill and Cedar Ridge. Evidence of past resource exploration appears in several locations, specifically marked as Well (Aband), suggesting a shift in land use or water access during this era of Missouri River Basin development.