1970 Map of Devon

About this map

Devon serves as the central hub of this northern Montana landscape, situated along the Burlington Northern line. The topography is defined by a network of drainage systems, including Willow Creek and the West Fork Willow Creek, which cut through the high plains. Of particular interest to transport historians is the Old Railroad Grade north of the active tracks, showing an earlier alignment of the transcontinental route through Toole County. This 1970s survey captures the region as part of the Department of the Interior's Missouri River Basin development program, documenting a transition from the railway's industrial footprint to the remote coulees like Coyote Coulee and Edmister Coulee. The presence of East Road and scattered benchmarks like Devon (BM 3109) provide essential reference points for genealogists and local historians tracking rural land use in this section of the state.