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1952 Map of Puddle Springs

Name: 1952 Topographic Map of Puddle Springs
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1953
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1953

About this map

Puddle Springs Ranch serves as a central hub in this high-desert landscape of central Wyoming, where water sources like Puddle Springs and Willow Springs dictate the patterns of human settlement. The 1952 field survey captures a transition in land use, noting several sites of former habitation and industry. Researchers can find evidence of early 20th-century ranching and prospecting through the Ramsey Homestead (Aband), Sherlock Homestead (Aband), and an Oil Well (Aband).

The presence of the Clay City Ruins near Sarcophagus Butte suggests a layer of history already receding by the mid-1950s. Drainage systems such as Muskrat Creek, Coyote Creek, and Ohio Draw define the topography, supporting small-scale water management projects like Reid Reservoir. These labels provide specific coordinate data for family historians tracing homesteaders like the Sherlocks or Ramseys in this portion of Fremont County.