1969 Map of Rough Creek SW

About this map

Little Porcupine Creek and its many tributaries, including Wolf Creek and Cottonwood Creek, dominate this section of Rosebud County during the late 1960s. The landscape is defined by the drainage patterns of the northern Great Plains, where numerous small creeks like Rattlesnake Creek and Stellar Creek carve through the terrain. A simple network of unimproved roads and a Jeep Trail in the northeast indicate a low-density ranching or grazing environment, supported by local water sources such as a lone Well marked in the central basin. The survey captures the area just before the 1970s, showing a territory largely shaped by natural hydrology and minimal human infrastructure, primarily centered on survey benchmarks and basic property fences.