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1952 Map of Mission

Name: 1952 Topographic Map of Mission
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1953
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1953

About this map

The Shields River meets the Yellowstone River in this section of Park County, where the valley floor is defined by a dense network of irrigation systems including the Vallis Ditch and the Upper Windsor Ditch. During the early 1950s, the landscape was dominated by large-scale ranching and early aviation infrastructure, as seen with the Livingston Municipal Airport noted as being under construction.

Genealogists and local historians can find a high density of family-named ranch sites, such as the Hogstad Ranch, Steeves Ranch, and the O Bar A Ranch. The map also preserves the locations of rural social centers like the Mission School and Beaver Creek School. Evidence of earlier settlement patterns persists in labeled sites like the Urback Place (Aban'd) and the Norman Homestead (Aban'd), showing the shift in land use as the Northern Pacific railroad corridor continued to shape the region's development.