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1968 Map of Billings

Name: 1968 Topographic Map of Billings
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1991
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1991

About this map

Billings stands at the center of this landscape, a settlement whose grid and infrastructure reflect the mid-century intersection of agriculture and energy. The town is flanked by two prominent burial sites, Sacred Heart Cem to the north and Billings Union Cem to the south, providing clear reference points for genealogical research. The Chicago Rock Island and Pacific railroad cuts a diagonal line across the northern half of the quadrangle, passing through the small station at Alcorn.

A significant Oil Field defines the eastern and southern reaches of the map, where numerous individual wells are documented alongside the meandering path of Red Rock Creek. The drainage patterns of Bunch Creek, Hereford Creek, and East Billings Creek reveal the undulating plains of this border region where Noble, Garfield, and Kay counties meet. Small-scale industrial activity is further evidenced by a scattered Shale Pit and several gravel pits, underscoring the localized extraction economy of the late 1960s.