1970 Map of Forestgrove

About this map

Forestgrove sits at a geographic crossroads in the drainage of South Fork McDonald Creek during the late 1960s. The small settlement is defined by its position along the Chicago Milwaukee St Paul and Pacific railroad line, which skirts the northern edge of the terrain near a local Cem. The landscape transitions from the rail-serviced valley floors to the high elevations of McDonald Butte and the winding depths of Rose Canyon. Numerous drainages such as Surenough Creek, Tyler Creek, and Bear Creek carve through the area, indicating a region shaped by complex water rights and historical cattle or sheep ranching. This 1970 field-checked survey captures the rural infrastructure of central Montana, showing the network of unimproved roads that connected these remote homesteads and watersheds before modern development.