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1953 Map of Bozeman

Name: 1953 Topographic Map of Bozeman
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1953
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1953

About this map

Bozeman serves as the primary hub of this 1950s landscape, centered on the campus of Montana State College and the surrounding agricultural valley. The transition from the town's grid to the peaks of the Gallatin National Forest is mapped in detail, showing a network of irrigation ditches such as the Moreland Ditch and Spain Ditch that sustained the local ranching economy. Transportation is defined by two major rail lines, the Northern Pacific and the Chicago Milwaukee St Paul and Pacific, which connect the city to outlying settlements like Gallatin Gateway and Bozeman Hot Springs.

Genealogists will find a wealth of specific rural markers, including numerous country schools like Rochambeau School and Anderson School. The map identifies family-named sites such as Patterson Ranch and the Martin Rauch property, alongside historical burials at Sunset Hills Cemetery and the Holy Rosary Cem. To the south, the terrain rises sharply toward Wheeler Mountain, where the Langohr Springs Campground marks the edge of the wilderness.