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1965 Map of Heitz School

Name: 1965 Topographic Map of Heitz School
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1968
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1968

About this map

Heitz School stands as a lonely landmark of rural education in the mid-1960s, located near the county line where Prairie and McCone counties meet. This part of the Montana high plains is defined by a sparse network of ranching infrastructure and intermittent water sources. The Redwater River and Timber Creek carve paths through the undulating terrain, while prominent elevations like Chalk Butte provide orientation in an otherwise open landscape.

The distribution of named water sources such as Redwater Well, Brewer Well, and Pasture 7 A Well underscores the importance of groundwater for livestock in this arid environment. Transportation is limited to a few light-duty tracks, most notably the Big Sheep Mountain Road, which crosses the northern portion of the quadrangle. This map preserves the mid-century layout of a remote ranching district before the consolidation of rural school districts changed the social geography of the plains.