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2014 Map of Freeman Creek

Name: 2014 Topographic Map of Freeman Creek
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2014
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2014

About this map

Dawson County and Wibaux County meet in this expansive section of eastern Montana, where the terrain is deeply etched by a network of seasonal drainages. These winding waterways, including Hodges Creek, Glendive Creek, and the eponymous Freeman Creek, carve through the high plains landscape, defining the local topography and historical travel routes. The map records a rural infrastructure of named roads such as Hodges Road and Beaver Hill Road that follow the natural rises and falls of the land.

Local landmarks such as the Anvil Butte Trail and Baird Butte Road point to the prominent geological features that rise above the surrounding flats. The grid of the Public Land Survey System, shown in sections like t14n r58e, provides a structural view of how this territory was organized and settled into large parcels. For those researching family ties to this corner of the state, these precise labels and family-named roads like Delp Drive and Tousignant Drive help ground history in the physical landscape.