1951 Map of Elton

About this map

The Yellowstone River cuts a central path through this Montana landscape, framed by the Northern Pacific railroad and the historic Old Yellowstone Trail. The settlement of Elton serves as a small waypoint along the tracks, but the map reveals a more extensive history of upland settlement that was already fading by the early 1950s. High above the river valley in areas like Oregon Valley, numerous properties are marked as abandoned, including the Locke Creek School and several family sites such as the Wilcox Homestead and Troutman Homestead.