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1956 Map of Jordan

Name: 1956 Topographic Map of Jordan
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1956
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1956

About this map

The vast expanse of the Fort Peck Game Range and the massive Fort Peck Reservoir dominate this mid-century portrait of Garfield and Valley counties. Compiled from early 1950s aerial photography, the map reveals a rugged landscape where human settlement is defined by small, isolated schoolhouses like Regina School, Tallow Creek School, and Hell Creek School. These points, along with the Robertson Brothers Ranch, illustrate the ranching-dependent economy of central Montana during this era.

The town of Jordan serves as a primary hub amidst a network of drainage features such as Big Dry Creek and Wolf Creek. The terrain is marked by distinctive geological features like Smoky Butte and Numerous Pinnacles, indicating the transition from prairie to the breaks around the Missouri River. Significant for genealogists, the map preserves the locations of rural outposts including Brusett, Sun Prairie, and Cohagen, many of which were central to the community life of homesteading families.