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1953 Map of Loma West

Name: 1953 Topographic Map of Loma West
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1973
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1973

About this map

The confluence of three major waterways—the Marias River, the Teton River, and the Missouri River—shapes the landscape of this Chouteau County region. Surveyed in the early 1950s, the map illustrates a river-and-rail corridor critical to Montana’s agricultural transport. The Great Northern Railroad tracks run parallel to the Teton, connecting small outposts like Teton Station and the town of Loma, where a Post Office is located.

Evidence of shifting rural life is found at the Collins Sch (Aband) and a lone Windmill on the plains. Elevated terrain features such as Vimy Ridge and Rowe Bench rise above the river valleys, while smaller drainage patterns like Dry Fork Coulee and Chip Creek carve into the surrounding plateau. Near the bottom edge of the sheet, the Missouri River features the Brule Bar, a notable sandbar landmark within the channel.