1993 Map of Timber Hill

About this map

Custer National Forest lands dominate the northern half of this landscape, where the terrain breaks into complex draws and ridges before sloping toward the drainages of Tie Creek and Sand Creek to the south. In the 1990s, this area of Carter County remained defined by its ranching history and sparse rural infrastructure. Evidence of early settlement is preserved at the Pioneer Cem and the Plainview School, while active land use is marked by the Basler Ranch and Lende Ranch. Water sources are critical in this high-plains environment, noted by numerous family-named improvements like Gergen Reservoir, Pot Hole Reservoir, and McClary Spring No 1. The small community of Belltower sits near the forest boundary, serving as a landmark in a territory primarily navigated via 4wd tracks and forest roads along Weller Draw and Cheesman Draw.