2011 Map of Mission

About this map

Yellowstone River and Mission Creek define the ranching landscape of this Park County region, where the naming conventions of the high plains persist through numerous family-named homesteads and properties. The map reveals a dense network of private holdings such as the Minnie Rahn Place, Urback Place, and Shaw Place, alongside larger operations like the Mission Ranch and O Bar A Ranch. This pattern of land use indicates a long history of cattle and agriculture tied to the water sources flowing from the surrounding hills, including Poison Creek and Chicken Creek. Genealogists and local historians will find significant value in the burial records indicated by the Poor Farm Cemetery and Bruffey Cemetery, which anchor the local community history. The infrastructure is marked by names reflecting the area's development, including the Mission Field landing strip and roads like Convict Grade Rd and Rattlesnake Rd.