1974 Map of Long Butte

About this map

Dog Town State Game Management Area occupies the western portion of this prairie landscape, where the rolling grasslands meet the border between Hettinger and Adams counties. This 1970s survey captures a transition in land use, showing scattered industrial activity such as a Scoria Pit and multiple Mines alongside agricultural well sites. Natural drainage is defined by Timber Creek, which flows through the northern sections of the map. In the southeast, the prominent elevation of Long Butte stands near the Long Butte Cem, serving as a central landmark for this sparsely populated region. The map provides a precise record of rural development and resource extraction in the North Dakota badlands before later 20th-century shifts in rural density.