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1941 Map of Lewistown

Name: 1941 Topographic Map of Lewistown
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1971
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1971

About this map

Lewistown serves as the focal point of this 1941 survey, showing a landscape defined by its mining operations and early industrial infrastructure. The area is marked by a complex network of resource extraction, including the Divide Coal Mine and Skaggs Coal Mine to the east, while an Oil Refinery sits just south of the city center. To the northeast, the Judith Mountains rise sharply, housing inactive operations such as the New Year Mine and Western Mines, signaling a shift in the region's mineral economy.

Transportation is dominated by the Chicago Milwaukee St Paul and Pacific railroad, while the Great Northern tracks are already noted as abandoned. Civic and social life is evidenced by the County Fairgrounds, the Lewistown Airport, and numerous rural schoolhouses like Standard Sch and Philips Sch. Natural features like Warm Spring Creek and Big Spring Creek provide the necessary water for local industry and the State Fish Hatchery.