1967 Map of Soda Springs NW

About this map

Indian Caves State Park and the rugged northern reaches of the Crow Indian Reservation define this transition from the Yellowstone River valley into the broken coulee country of Montana. This 1967 survey depicts a landscape shaped by narrow drainage systems and steep topography, where the Billings Racetrack sits just north of the winding Bitter Creek. The map captures the rural infrastructure of the era, from the isolated Morin Sch in the southeast to the Pipeline cutting across the central hills. Significant watercourses like Blue Creek, Pryor Creek, and West Buckeye Creek dictate the settlement patterns and road networks through the valleys. The prominence of family-named or locally identified terrain, such as Cashen Coulee and Sue Jane Coulee, provides specific landmarks for genealogists and local historians tracing the development of Yellowstone County during the mid-twentieth century.