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1951 Map of Fairview Peak

Name: 1951 Topographic Map of Fairview Peak
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1976
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1976

About this map

The high elevations of the Crazy Mountains dominate this 1951 field-checked landscape, where the transition from forest to rocky peaks is marked by a legacy of early ranching and resource extraction. Within the Gallatin National Forest, numerous family names are preserved on the land, though by mid-century, many of these sites were already listed as abandoned. These include the Cole Homestead (Aban'd), Gilbert Homestead (Aban'd), and Payne Homestead (Aban'd), showing a pattern of high-altitude settlement that had largely receded by the time of the survey.

Water management and early industry are evident along the drainages of Rock Creek and Duck Creek. The presence of the Biship Sawmill (Aban'd) and several irrigation structures labeled simply as Ditch point to the historic intersection of timber and water rights in this part of Montana. For genealogists and researchers, the map provides precise locations for family sites like the Holland Homesteads (Aban'd) and Bennett Homestead (Aban'd) that may no longer be visible on modern imagery.