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1968 Map of Finch NE

Name: 1968 Topographic Map of Finch NE
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1972
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1972

About this map

Dry Creek and Greasewood Creek carve through this Rosebud County landscape, illustrating a classic Montana drainage pattern of coulees and seasonal watercourses. The terrain is defined by its topographic complexity, where deep ravines like Machine Coulee and McGraw Coulee intersect the high plains. A single Drill Hole in the center of the sheet points to mid-century subsurface exploration, a common feature in this region's history of resource assessment.

The map captures a largely uninhabited expanse during the late 1960s, showing a network of unimproved roads and fence lines that suggest active ranching and land management. Significant water features such as Ash Creek, Livingston Creek, and the North Prong Hay Creek converge toward Hay Creek, providing the essential water sources that dictated the spatial organization of early 20th-century land parcels and grazing routes.