2011 Map of Shawmut

About this map

Shawmut sits at the heart of this Wheatland County landscape, where the winding course of the Musselshell River dictates the shape of the local agriculture and infrastructure. As a small settlement in central Montana, the community relies on the essential services of the Shawmut Post Office and the Wheatland Co Fire Dept. The map illustrates a highly managed water system designed to support ranching and farming in a semi-arid environment, notably featuring the Deadmans Basin Supply Canal and local water control structures like Berg Dam and Cinnamon Number 6 Dam. The grid of rural roads, including S Shawmut Rd, connects scattered homesteads to the river valley, reflecting the enduring spatial patterns of Big Sky country at the beginning of the twenty-first century.