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1960 Map of Robb Draw

Name: 1960 Topographic Map of Robb Draw
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1962
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1962

About this map

The Wyoming-Nebraska state line divides this high plains landscape, where complex irrigation and drainage systems dictate the pattern of settlement. Constructed as part of the Department of the Interior program for the development of the Missouri River Basin, the massive Fort Laramie Canal cuts across the center of the sheet, supported by a network of smaller channels like the Horse Creek Lateral and the Table Mountain Lateral. These waterworks transformed the arid grasslands near Table Mountain into productive agricultural land.

Local rural life in the early 1960s is centered around isolated landmarks and small community nodes. The map identifies the Janise settlement along the northeastern border, while Kiowa Sch and Standard Sch serve the surrounding farmsteads. Distinctive topographical features such as Togy Mound, Eagle Nest, and the broad expanse of Crockett Meadows provide essential orientation for genealogists and local historians tracing land use in this border region.