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2017 Map of Horton

Name: 2017 Topographic Map of Horton
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2017
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2017

About this map

The Yellowstone River cuts a wide path through this Custer County landscape, defining the region's agricultural and transport corridors near the settlement of Horton. The river valley is flanked by a complex system of drainage creeks and draws, including Reynold Draw and Swede Cr, which carve into the rising terrain to the north and south. This 2017 survey illustrates the modern infrastructure that parallels the waterway, such as Sheffield Rd and the Frontage Rd, which serve the small communities and rural holdings found here.

Further south, the geography becomes more intricate as numerous tributaries like Cottonwood Cr and Moon Cr converge. A specific point of interest for local historians is the Cottonwood Creek Bridge, a key crossing point in a landscape otherwise dominated by open range and intermittent seasonal streams like Theade Cr and Snell Cr. The map captures the enduring rural character of eastern Montana, where small outposts like Paragon sit at the edge of the vast river breaks.