1950 Map of Belgrade

About this map

Belgrade serves as a central hub for this Gallatin County landscape, where the Northern Pacific and Chicago Milwaukee St Paul and Pacific railroads intersect near the Gallatin Airfield. The topography rises sharply to the east into the Bridger Range, featuring prominent gateways like Flathead Pass and rugged corridors such as Corbly Canyon. In the valley, the East Gallatin River and Gallatin River support a network of irrigation through systems like the Mammoth Ditch and Hoffman Ditch. Rural life in the early 1950s is deeply documented through small clusters like Springhill, which maintains its own church, school, and cemetery. Notable for genealogists are the numerous family-named landmarks and the transition of local infrastructure, seen in the Mountain View School (Aband) and several inactive mines tucked into the canyons.