2024 Map of Elmdale

About this map

Middle Charlie Creek and West Charlie Creek carve a network of drainage patterns across this eastern Montana landscape in Richland County. The terrain is defined by its deep coulees and draws, most notably Big Basin Coulee in the northwest and Shack Creek to the northeast. Human presence in this section of the Great Plains is sparsely distributed, marked primarily by a grid of rural roads and the Elmdale Cem located near the intersection of Co Rd 139 and Co Rd 321. The map documents the vast section lines of t25n r53e and t25n r54e, showing how the land was partitioned for ranching and agriculture. The reliance on seasonal waterways for the local geography is evident in the naming of these prominent creek beds and coulees.