1972 Map of Rudyard NE

About this map

Big Coulee and O'Brien Coulee carve through this high plains landscape of Hill County, where the terrain is marked by the infrastructure of industrial dryland farming. The map depicts a functional agricultural grid just after the turn of the 1970s, characterized by numerous Storage Bins clustered near section lines and isolated Gas Well sites that reflect the region's energy resources. The transportation network is defined by the primary Rudyard Road and several remote Landing Strips, which allowed for aerial crop dusting and quick access across these expansive Montana sections. This survey provides a precise look at the land use and drainage patterns of the northern plains before modern consolidation changed the footprint of local farmsteads.