2017 Map of Homestead NW

About this map

Sauerkraut Coulee and Irish Coulee define the drainage patterns of this high plains landscape straddling the line between Sheridan and Roosevelt counties. The map captures a section of Northeast Montana characterized by a strict rectangular grid of section lines and gravel roads, reflecting the legacy of the Public Land Survey System. For those researching local family history, the presence of the Eng Cemetery in the north and the Jacobson Cemetery to the east provides critical points of reference for early twentieth-century settlement. These small burial grounds, often associated with specific homesteading families or tiny rural congregations, are connected by a network of thoroughfares including Homestead Rd, Davis Valley Rd, and Flat Center Rd. The terrain is marked by gentle elevation changes and the dry runs of coulees that eventually feed into the larger regional watersheds.