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1901 Map of Rosebud

Name: 1901 Topographic Map of Rosebud
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1946
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1946

About this map

The Little Bighorn River valley serves as the primary corridor for settlement and transportation through this portion of Big Horn County. Following the river's western bank, the Burlington and Missouri River R. R. connects small rail stops and early ranching outposts like Lodgegrass, Wyola, and Aberdeen. The map reveals a landscape transitioning from the river lowlands to the high ridges of the Wolf Mountains in the east, where numerous seasonal drainages such as Corral Creek and East Creek originate.

Individual holdings and legacy landmarks are meticulously noted, including the Yellow Weasel Ranch, Sand Hills Ranch, and Hams Ranch, providing a detailed look at the rural land use at the turn of the century. The presence of Fortymile Ranch and the station at Little Horn highlights the reliance on both water and rail as the region's lifelines before the expansion of modern road systems. This reconnaissance-level survey preserves the location of many early pioneer and Indigenous place names along the Montana Wyoming boundary line.