1958 Map of Lame Deer

About this map

Lame Deer serves as the focal point of this late 1950s survey, situated along the northern edge of the map where Alderson Cr meets Lame Deer Creek. The town is characterized by local civic markers like the Lame Deer Sch and the Rodeo Grounds. Stretching south from the settlement, the landscape is defined by a dense network of coulees and gulches that feed into the larger creek systems. The presence of the Big Horn Co Rosebud Co line crossing the western ridges highlights the area's political geography amidst the complex terrain of the Northern Cheyenne Indian Reservation. Evidence of early cattle ranching and settlement patterns can be found in the interior, with the Harris Ranch and the Bixby Ranch (Aband) appearing along South Fork Lame Deer Creek. The nomenclature of the water bodies, such as Spotted Elk Creek, Sweet Medicine Gulch, and Red Shale Creek, reflects the deep cultural and geological character of this Montana landscape.