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1903 Map of Aladdin

Name: 1903 Topographic Map of Aladdin
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1946
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1946

About this map

The Bear Lodge Mountains dominate this 1901 survey area, where the convergence of Wyoming, Montana, and South Dakota creates a complex landscape of drainages and early ranching outposts. The settlement of Aladdin sits along the South Fork of Hay Creek, serving as a central point in a region defined by high-elevation landforms like Schoolmarm Butte and Table Mtn. To the south, Government Valley provides a rare stretch of level terrain below the peaks of Sheep Mtn.

Water distribution dictated the early footprint of the American West here, as seen in the established operations of the Cross Anchor Ranch along Medicine Creek and the VVV Ranch near the Belle Fourche River. The map meticulously records the state lines and county boundaries, including the Wyoming-Montana Boundary Line, which cuts across the northern reaches near Stoneville Flats. This record preserves the location of small communities like Beulah and Mona during a period when these hills were first being systematically mapped.