1982 Map of Culbertson

About this map

The Missouri River defines the southern landscape of this northeastern Montana corridor, where the Burlington Northern railroad runs parallel to the water through the valley floor. Small settlements and rail sidings like Culbertson, Bainville, and Brockton anchor the region's transport network, while Fort Kipp sits near the riverbanks. To the north, the terrain shifts toward the expansive Medicine Lake National Wildlife Refuge, featuring Medicine Lake and its internal landforms such as Big Island and Gull Island. This 1982 compilation captures the area just before the Missouri reaches the North Dakota border, where the Fort Union Trading Post National Historic Site marks the historic boundary between the states. The map reveals a transition from the river-cut breaks of Mortarstone Bluff to the high-plains grid of small farming communities like Homestead and McCabe.