2017 Map of Fairpoint NW

About this map

Elm Butte and the Elm Butte Divide anchor this high-plains landscape where the border between Butte and Meade counties is defined by a straight-line survey through the grasslands. The drainage pattern is the dominant physical feature of the region, characterized by the winding paths of Elm Creek, Soft Water Creek, and Crooked Elm Creek. These waterways create a network of draws and ridges that dictated the placement of early travel routes. Human infrastructure is sparse, concentrated primarily along the northern edge of the sheet where Fair Point Road and West Fairpoint Road provide access across the township lines. This 2017 survey reflects a largely unchanged rural environment, preserved as open range and divided by the traditional section lines of the Public Land Survey System.