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1956 Map of Maddux

Name: 1956 Topographic Map of Maddux
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1957
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1957

About this map

Sawtooth Mountain and Corrigan Mountain anchor this mid-century survey of the rugged highlands south of the Peoples Creek valley. The 1950s landscape is defined by its sparse but organized settlement, where small ranching communities and remote educational outposts serve the sprawling terrain. The small community of Maddux sits centrally, while the T U Ranch occupies the southern reaches near T U Bench.

Tracing the drainage basins reveals an intricate network of coulees, including Black Coulee and Bullwhacker Coulee, which carve through the high plains toward the Cow Creek system. Genealogists and local historians can pinpoint numerous rural schoolhouses that once served this isolated corner of Blaine County, such as Hungry Hollow Sch, Bear Paw Sch, and the Golden Valley Sch. These small landmarks, along with family-named features like Williamson Butte, provide concrete evidence of the mid-century ranching life before modern consolidation changed the rural educational landscape.