1980s Maps of Montana

1. 1980 Map of Mud Butte

   

   1980 Mud Butte

   1980 Print · USGS

   Yellowstone County, Montana, is captured here in the late seventies as a landscape of wide-open ranch land and vital water sources. Researchers can locate specific water improvements including several Wells, a Spring, and the drainage of Mud Butte and Mill Creek.

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4. 1980 Map of Taylor Hills

   

   1980 Taylor Hills

   1980 Print · USGS

   The southeastern Montana high plains appear here in the early eighties, defined by the Taylor Hills and the winding Dead Boy Divide. Researchers can trace old ranching routes like Lone Tree Road and locate isolated landmarks such as Soda Lakes and Boxelder Creek.

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7. 1980 Map of P K Ranch NE

   

   1980 P K Ranch NE

   1980 Print · USGS

   Yellowstone County ranch land is captured in the 1970s before modern development altered these remote drainages. Researchers can trace land use patterns near Miller Lookout Point and locate a rural Landing Strip near Hibbard Creek.

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10. 1980 Map of Bull Mountain NW

    

    1980 Bull Mountain NW

    1980 Print · USGS

    Yellowstone County ranchland is captured here in the mid-1970s, showcasing a landscape of high summits and seasonal creeks. Local researchers can locate Castle Butte Cemetery or trace the drainage of Hibbard Creek and Antelope Creek.

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13. 1980 Map of Belltower

    

    1980 Belltower

    1980 Print · USGS

    Southeast Montana ranching country is captured here during the 1970s, showcasing the transition from open range to the Custer National Forest. Genealogists and historians can trace local landmarks like Belltower, Sykes Corner, and the numerous water catchments such as Burditt Reservoir.

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16. 1980 Map of Weed Creek West

    

    1980 Weed Creek West

    1980 Print · USGS

    The high plains where Rosebud, Musselshell, and Yellowstone Counties meet are captured here during the late twentieth century. Researchers can locate the Cabin Creek Cemetery, an isolated Grave, and numerous water sources like Lemonade Spring.

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19. 1980 Map of Broadview West

    

    1980 Broadview West

    1980 Print · USGS

    The Stillwater and Yellowstone county border in the 1970s shows a high plains landscape centered on the rail-side settlement of Broadview. Genealogists and historians can trace the historic Buffalo Trail and the course of Comanche Creek along the Burlington Northern railroad.

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22. 1980 Map of Prairie Dog Creek

    

    1980 Prairie Dog Creek

    1980 Print · USGS

    Carter County ranching country is captured here during the early 1980s, showing the open range and water systems of Southeast Montana. Genealogists and historians can trace the paths of Boxelder Creek, Prairie Dog Creek, and Cottonwood Creek.

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25. 1980 Map of Steamboat Butte

    

    1980 Steamboat Butte

    1980 Print · USGS

    The high plains along the boundary of Musselshell and Yellowstone counties are captured here in the late seventies. Researchers can trace the drainage of Hawk Creek and locate industrial markers like the Drill Hole near Shovel Creek.

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28. 1980 Map of Capitol Rock

    

    1980 Capitol Rock

    1980 Print · USGS

    The Montana and South Dakota borderlands are captured here in the early 1980s, highlighting the transition from national forest to the river basin. Researchers can trace land use through named features like Plainview Sch, Capitol Rock, and Wickham Gulch Campground.

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31. 1980 Map of Alzada NW

    

    1980 Alzada NW

    1980 Print · USGS

    Southeastern Montana's high plains are captured here in the late seventies, showing a landscape defined by the winding Little Missouri River. Researchers can trace the drainages of South Cottonwood Creek and North Butte Creek across this rural ranching territory.

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34. 1980 Map of Elkhorn Creek SW

    

    1980 Elkhorn Creek SW

    1980 Print · USGS

    Southeast Montana's rangeland in the early 1980s is defined by its network of seasonal watercourses and remote ranch roads. Researchers can trace the drainage basins of Owl Creek, Twelvemile Creek, and Watson Draw to understand the local topography.

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37. 1980 Map of Cactus Creek West

    

    1980 Cactus Creek West

    1980 Print · USGS

    Southeastern Montana's river bottomlands are captured here in the late 1970s, showcasing the intricate meanders of the Little Missouri River. Genealogists and historians can trace the paths of Cottonwood Creek and Elkhorn Creek or locate a river crossing at the Ford.

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40. 1980 Map of Cherry Spring

    

    1980 Cherry Spring

    1980 Print · USGS

    The Montana high plains at the edge of Musselshell County were mapped in the 1980s, revealing a landscape of remote coulees and buttes. Trace the local topography through landmarks like Square Butte, the Mines of the southern hills, and Hawk Creek.

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43. 1980 Map of Lame Deer

    

    1980 Lame Deer

    1980 Print · USGS

    High plains ranching and coal mining define this corner of Montana as the eighties began. Researchers can trace the rail lines of the Burlington Northern and locate sites like Colstrip, Jimtown, and the Big Sky Strip Mine.

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46. 1980 Map of Rustler Divide

    

    1980 Rustler Divide

    1980 Print · USGS

    Southeast Montana ranching and forest lands are captured in the early 1980s, centered on the high Rustler Divide. Researchers can locate historic water improvements and lookouts like Mowbray Reservoir No 1, Speelman, and the Tri Point Lookout Tower.

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49. 1980 Map of Finger Buttes East

    

    1980 Finger Buttes East

    1980 Print · USGS

    Southeastern Montana's high plains are documented here during the late twentieth century, showing a remote ranching landscape in Carter County. Researchers can trace the elevation changes around Finger Buttes and the seasonal water courses of Blacktail Creek and Hay Draw.

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52. 1980 Map of North Fork Crooked Creek East

    

    1980 North Fork Crooked Creek East

    1980 Print · USGS

    Yellowstone County's high plains are captured here in the early eighties as a landscape of wide basins and intermittent watercourses. Researchers can trace the path of Twentyone Mile Road or locate numerous industrial Well sites near Hoskin Basin.

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55. 1980 Map of Dunn Mountain South

    

    1980 Dunn Mountain South

    1980 Print · USGS

    The high breaks of Yellowstone County come into focus in the early 1980s as ranching and mining define the local landscape. Genealogists and historians can trace the paths of Pompeys Pillar Creek, locate the Holland Mine, and find the early footprint of Roberts.

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58. 1980 Map of Belltower Butte

    

    1980 Belltower Butte

    1980 Print · USGS

    Southeastern Montana's ranching country unfolds in the early eighties near the edge of the national forest. Researchers can locate remote landmarks such as the Belltower Church, Chimney Rock, and the solitary Grave near the butte.

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61. 1980 Map of Sevenmile Creek

    

    1980 Sevenmile Creek

    1980 Print · USGS

    Southeast Montana ranching country is captured here during the late twentieth century, showing a landscape defined by its vital watercourses. Genealogists and local historians can locate Flasted Ranch and trace the paths of Sevenmile Creek and Fivemile Creek across the plains.

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64. 1980 Map of Cotton Creek

    

    1980 Cotton Creek

    1980 Print · USGS

    Yellowstone County's rural landscape is captured here in the late seventies, showing a network of high plains drainages and irrigation. Researchers can trace the path of the Billings Bench Water Association Canal and locate North Fork Cotton Creek and Pompeys Pillar Creek.

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67. 1980 Map of Camp Needmore

    

    1980 Camp Needmore

    1980 Print · USGS

    Southeast Montana's ranching and forest lands are captured here in the early 1980s, centered on the intersection of the national forest and the open range. Researchers can locate remote rural landmarks like the Peabody School, the Rodeo Ground, and the Camp Needmore recreational site.

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70. 1980 Map of Albion

    

    1980 Albion

    1980 Print · USGS

    Southeastern Montana's high plains are documented here in the early eighties, centered on the river valley around Albion. Genealogists and researchers can trace local water crossings at the Ford and follow the drainages of Ninemile Creek and Twelvemile Creek.

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73. 1980 Map of School Section Creek

    

    1980 School Section Creek

    1980 Print · USGS

    Carter County ranching country is captured here during the late twentieth century, showing a remote landscape shaped by water and tradition. Genealogists and historians can locate the Johnson School and trace seasonal waterways like Boxelder Creek and Skull Creek.

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