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1949 Map of Antelope

Name: 1949 Topographic Map of Antelope
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1949
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1949

About this map

Antelope sits at the heart of this post-war survey, positioned along the Great Northern rail line in Sheridan County. The landscape is defined by the wandering path of Big Muddy Creek, which creates intricate oxbows and bends across the western half of the map. This area was documented as part of a Department of the Interior program focused on the development of the Missouri River Basin, reflecting a period of active land management and resource mapping.

To the south, the boundary of the Fort Peck Indian Reservation meets the township lines, while smaller settlements like Folsom and McLaughlin anchor the rural landscape. Evidence of local industry and community infrastructure appears in the form of a Gravel Pit and a local Cem, alongside natural features such as Clarence Coulee and Antelope Creek. The map provides a look at the transition between the plains and the coulee-cut terrain during the late 1940s.