{"product_id":"map-of-afton-wyoming-by-usgs-1980-star-valley-salt-river-bridger-teton-national-forest","title":"Map of Afton, Wyoming by USGS, 1980 – Star Valley, Salt River \u0026 Bridger-Teton National Forest","description":"\u003cp\u003ePublished in 1984 using survey data from 1980, the US Geological Survey’s “Afton” presents a finely detailed portrait of western Wyoming’s Star Valley at a revealing moment in its late twentieth-century development. Centered on Afton, the largest town in Lincoln County, the map situates this mountain community within a landscape of ridges, valleys, roads, streams, and measured elevations. Its original title is elegantly spare, yet the sheet carries the authority of the USGS’s national mapping program: a scientific record of terrain rendered with precision and restraint. At a scale of 1:24,000, it captures the intimate geography of the region, from town streets and highways to trails, benchmarks, drainage lines, and the subtle forms of the surrounding hills.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe United States Geological Survey, founded in 1879, became one of the great cartographic institutions of the modern world, charged with documenting the nation’s lands, waters, mineral resources, and natural hazards. Its topographic maps are prized not only for their practical accuracy, but for the quiet beauty of their visual language. In this sheet, contour lines articulate the rise and fall of the Afton landscape with almost engraved delicacy, while blue waterways, green forested areas, and graded relief cues organize the terrain into a legible, layered composition. The result is both scientific and aesthetic: a map made for field use, yet rich with the visual poetry of measured landforms.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAfton lies in Star Valley, a broad and scenic mountain valley in western Wyoming, framed by the greater sweep of the Rocky Mountain region. The map’s contouring reveals a varied landscape of valley floors, benches, ridges, and hilly approaches, suggesting why the area has long attracted ranching, settlement, travel, and outdoor recreation. The Salt River and its associated streams bring structure and movement to the sheet, their blue courses threading through the terrain and marking the hydrological life of the valley. Nearby Fairview, roads, paths, and rural land divisions help convey the relationship between settlement and topography in a place where human activity remains closely tied to elevation, water, and seasonal access.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBeyond the town itself, the map evokes Afton’s role as a gateway to the recreational landscapes of western Wyoming. The region’s proximity to Bridger-Teton National Forest places it within a broader geography of mountain travel, fishing, hunting, hiking, and scenic exploration. Alpine and other Star Valley communities form part of this wider cultural and geographic setting, connected by roads that trace the valley’s natural corridors. The map’s lakes, ponds, rivers, and streams, picked out in blue, contrast with the disciplined brown contours and the measured geometry of roads and boundaries. Elevation markers and benchmarks underscore the USGS commitment to exactitude, transforming the sheet into a precise record of both movement and altitude.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs a historical document, “Afton” offers a compelling snapshot of the area as it stood at the beginning of the 1980s, before subsequent decades of growth, changing land use, and evolving ecological pressures reshaped parts of western Wyoming. The map preserves the pattern of roads, trails, watercourses, and settlement at a particular moment, making it valuable for anyone interested in regional history, landscape change, or the cartographic record of the American West. Its traditional topographic style gives the viewer more than location: it conveys slope, drainage, access, and the physical character of place. In its careful lines, Afton becomes not merely a town on a map, but the center of a richly textured mountain valley.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eCities, towns and places on this map\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAfton\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAlpine\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFairview\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStar Valley\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSalt River\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBridger-Teton National Forest\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLakes and ponds indicated in blue, with specific names not visible\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRoads and highways\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTrails and paths\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRivers and streams indicated in blue\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eElevation markers and benchmarks\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eHistorical context \u0026amp; cartographic details\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHistorical 1:24,000 topographical map of Afton, Wyoming and the surrounding area\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBased on survey data from 1980 and published in 1984\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCreated by the US Geological Survey\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe USGS is a scientific agency of the U.S. government that provides data related to natural resources and natural hazards\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAfton is known for scenic views and proximity to recreational areas in western Wyoming\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAfton is the largest town in Lincoln County\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTraditional topographic style with contour lines illustrating elevation changes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eColor gradients help differentiate between various elevations\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHilly terrain with varied landscapes including valleys and ridges\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe area may have changed since publication due to urban development, land-use changes, and ecological shifts\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLooking for a particular place?\u003c\/strong\u003e Review the detailed images to confirm that the town, landmark or feature you have in mind appears on the map. If you are unsure, \u003ca target=\"”_blank”\" href=\"\/fr\/pages\/contact-us\"\u003eask our workshop to check before you order\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eDetailed maps are especially rewarding at larger sizes, where names, boundaries and decorative features have more room to be appreciated. Use the close-up preview and size guide to choose the right scale for your wall.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis map looks amazing at sizes all the way up to 50in (125cm). 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