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1951 Map of Raspberry Butte

Name: 1951 Topographic Map of Raspberry Butte
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1976
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1976

About this map

The Gallatin Crazy Mountains define this high-altitude landscape, where the Gallatin National Forest transitions into cattle ranching and homesteading territory. Mapping based on 1948 aerial photography and 1951 field checks reveals a network of mountain drainages, including the South Fork Big Timber Creek and Little Timber Creek, which sustained early 20th-century settlers.

Genealogists will find significant value in the distribution of family-named claims, many of which are noted as abandoned by the mid-century. While the Swamp Creek School and active operations like the Morris Ranch and Cole Ranch persisted, several others, including the Grosfield Homestead (Aband) and Hauge Homestead (Aband), illustrate the difficult nature of high-country subsistence. Cultural artifacts like an abandoned Sawmill and various ruins near Sawmill Creek point to early timber and resource extraction in the shadow of Raspberry Butte.