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1951 Map of Fairview Peak

Name: 1951 Topographic Map of Fairview Peak
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1953
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1953

About this map

The Crazy Mountains of the early 1950s reveal a landscape of deep valleys and high peaks, where the remnants of early 20th-century settlement are explicitly marked as abandoned. Located within the Gallatin National Forest, the terrain is defined by the drainage of the South Fork Big Timber Creek and Rock Creek.

Genealogists will find this 1951 field check significant for its identification of numerous former residences, including the Cole Homestead (Aban'd), Gilbert Homestead (Aban'd), and Southerd Homestead (Aban'd). The map also records the site of the Bishit Sawmill (Aban'd) and various unnamed ruins, illustrating a pattern of high-altitude resource extraction and ranching that had already receded by the mid-century. High points like Fairview Peak and the water at Swamp Lake provide landmarks for orienting these historical family locations.