1962 Map of Mosby SE

About this map

The Musselshell River carves a highly sinuous path through this early 1960s landscape, marking a series of tight oxbow bends and meanders across the Rosebud County line. The topography is defined by an intricate network of drainage channels, including Nineteen Coulee, Youderian Coulee, and Turner Coulee, which cut through the high plains toward the river valley. This survey area captures a point of convergence for four Montana counties, with the boundaries of Garfield, Petroleum, and Musselshell all meeting Rosebud County within this single quadrangle. A solitary industrial element, a Pipeline, traverses the northern sections, cutting a straight line across the natural drainages of Rattlesnake Creek and Cooper Coulee. The map illustrates a largely unpopulated terrain where the natural water systems remain the primary landmarks for navigation and land division.