1960 Map of Tremain

About this map

Tremain Ranch and several other family-named homesteads anchor this 1960 survey of the high plains straddling the Wyoming and Nebraska border. The landscape is defined by the Union Pacific railroad line and a prominent pipeline that cut across the drainage basins of Stinking Water Creek and Ninemile Canyon. The map reveals a sparsely populated ranching economy where property boundaries often follow the deep incisions of Wyoming Canyon and the rugged outcrops like Ninemile Rock. Genealogists and local historians can locate specific sites of early regional settlement, such as the Green Ranch, McClure Ranch, and Johnson Ranch. Near the southern edge, the Epworth Cem and a nearby Radio Tower serve as small but significant human markers in the expansive terrain of Epworth and Hull. The detailed topography includes fence and field lines captured during 1957 aerial photography and verified by planetable surveys in 1960.