1894 Map of Little Belt Mts.

About this map

White Sulphur Spring serves as a primary hub in this late nineteenth-century mountain landscape, where the Little Belt Mountains meet the northern edge of the Crazy Mountains. This survey by the Northern Transcontinental Survey reflects an era of early central Montana settlement and resource discovery, particularly evident at the mining camp of Neihart and the settlement of Copperopolis. The map records a complex hydrological network including the headwaters of the Judith River and the Musselshell River, which supported early ranches and camps. Along the Shields River Guide Meridian, small settlements like Robinson, Grande, and Martinsdale are established near key water sources and the foothills of the Castle Mountains. Genealogists will find interest in the precise township and section lines that frame these early locales, documenting the region's transition from open range to a more formal land survey system.