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2017 Map of Ball Coulee

Name: 2017 Topographic Map of Ball Coulee
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2017
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2017

About this map

Judith River Ridge defines the southern portion of this landscape, where the high ground transitions toward the drainages of Big Warm Cr and Wild Horse Cr. The boundary between Blaine County and Phillips County runs vertically through the center of the survey, a divide marked by isolated family-named cemeteries and a network of rural roads such as Chopwood Rd and Boom Messerly Rd. These labels reflect the long-standing ranching and homesteading heritage of the Lodge Pole District.

Several small, localized burial sites, including Messerly Cem, Kirkaldie Cem, and Chopwood Cem, are scattered across the terrain, indicating the importance of family landholdings in this part of Montana. The presence of the Government Field Reservoir near Spring Coulee highlights the critical role of water management in this arid prairie environment. For genealogists and local historians, these specific markers provide a window into the settlement patterns of the T27N and T26N townships.