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1967 Map of Worland

Name: 1967 Topographic Map of Worland
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1971
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1971

About this map

Worland serves as a hub of civic and educational life in the Big Horn Basin, dominated by its grid of residential streets and essential community institutions like the Courthouse, Washakie Mem Hosp, and the Armory. The landscape is a study in desert reclamation, where the winding Bighorn River is flanked by an intricate network of irrigation including the Bighorn Canal and Upper Hanover Canal. These man-made waterways support agriculture on the flat valley floor, contrasting sharply with the dry, dissected terrain of Fifteenmile Creek and Crooked Draw to the west.

Industrial and recreational footprints are evident just outside the town center, from the Burlington Northern railroad corridor to the Drive-in Theater and the local Rifle Range. Genealogists will find particular value in the locations of numerous neighborhood schools, such as North Side Sch and West Side Sch, alongside the Riverview Mem Gardens (Cem) perched near the riverbank. The presence of several Oil Wells and Gravel Pits further north near Mott highlights the region's reliance on mineral and resource extraction during this era.