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1989 Map of Butte South

Name: 1989 Topographic Map of Butte South
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1989
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1989

About this map

Butte sits at the northern edge of this study, where the industrial legacy of the copper mining district meets the foothills of the Deerlodge National Forest. The map documents a complex landscape of early urban development and environmental management, featuring the Sewage Disposal Plant and expansive Tailings deposits near Silver Bow Creek. Local heritage is anchored by a significant cluster of religious and community burial grounds, including Mount Moriah Cemetery, St Patrick Cemetery, and the B'Nai Israel Cem.

Infrastructure for the growing city is evident in the layout of major thoroughfares like Harrison Avenue and Centennial Ave, alongside the Bert Mooney Airport. South of the city grid, the terrain transitions into narrow gulches such as Grove Gulch and Sand Creek, where the presence of numerous Mine Shaft labels and an Abandoned Railroad trace the historical footprint of extraction that shaped the region's economy and topography.