1983 Map of Lindsay SW

About this map

South Fork Clear Creek and the main branch of Clear Creek carve through the high plains of Dawson County in this early 1980s provisional survey. The landscape is defined by the headwaters of several drainage systems, including the uniquely named Bad Route Creek and Cracker Box Creek, which flow toward the lower elevations at the edge of the quadrangle. Human presence is sparse but centered on rural infrastructure and education, with Union School and Upper Cracker Box School serving the scattered ranching community. The mapping of Storage Bins suggests a localized agricultural focus, likely grain or livestock feed, supported by the network of unimproved roads and trails that traverse the terrain between the Middle Fork and East Fork tributaries. This map provides a look at eastern Montana ranch country before the widespread consolidation of small rural school districts.