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1957 Map of Seely

Name: 1957 Topographic Map of Seely
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1959
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1959

About this map

The Little Missouri River and its upper tributaries dominate this ranching landscape along the border between Wyoming and Montana. In the late 1950s, the rural community of Seely served as a central point for a network of family-owned homesteads, including the Ackerman Ranch, Jolley Ranch, and Dewitt Ranch. The map reveals a frontier economy where livestock ranching and natural resource extraction coincided, evidenced by several Clay Pits and a Gravel Pit scattered across the drainages.

Education in this sparsely populated corner of Crook County was anchored by small, local institutions like Government Canyon Sch and Jay Sch. Significant landmarks such as Lovers Leap and Golden Hill overlook the winding courses of Deer Creek and Sourdough Creek, while the Belle Fourche River marks the southern edge of the survey area. A single Pipeline cuts through the western terrain, reflecting the modernizing infrastructure of the mid-20th century.