The Musselshell River meanders through this portion of central Montana, defining the landscape around the town of Melstone. The settlement's street grid, including Railway Ave and several numbered avenues, reflects its history as a rail-oriented community. Outside the town limits, the terrain is shaped by numerous intermittent drainages such as Lost Horse Cr and East Horse Cr, alongside geographic landmarks like Wilson Coulee and the Twin Tops elevations. For those researching local heritage, the map identifies the Melstone Cem and the former railroad siding area of Bascom to the northeast. The boundary between Musselshell Co and Rosebud Co cuts through the eastern half of the sheet, while a network of rural roads like Adams Rd and Melstone-Custer Rd connects isolated ranching properties across the undulating plains.
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1954 · Forsyth
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1957 · Forsyth
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1958 · Forsyth
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1962 · Queens Point
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1962 · Guthridge Ranch
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1962 · Melstone NE
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1962 · Melstone NW
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1962 · Grebe Ranch
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1963 · Melstone
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1979 · Melstone
USGS Topo · 1:100,000