1985 Map of Locomotive Butte SE

About this map

Big Coulee Creek winds through the northern portion of this Stillwater County landscape, highlighting a region defined by its drainage patterns and high-plains topography. Compiled by the Department of the Interior and published as a provisional edition, the map focuses on the rural character of the Montana plains in the mid-1980s. The terrain is marked by significant elevation changes between the coulees and the flatter uplands, where infrastructure like a Radio Tower and various Gravel Pits suggest the local utility and extractive activities of the era. A small Cem and the southern Sixshooter Creek provide key landmarks for genealogists and researchers tracing the historical footprint of this sparsely populated area. The layout of unimproved roads and trails across the quadrangle reflects the seasonal agricultural and ranching movements characteristic of the high prairie during this period.