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1973 Map of South of Four Buttes

Name: 1973 Topographic Map of South of Four Buttes
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1995
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1995

About this map

The Fort Peck Indian Reservation dominates the southern portion of this landscape, its northern boundary demarcating a transition in the ranching and agricultural terrain of Daniels County. The land is defined by a series of intermittent drainages and deep coulees, including Negro Coulee and Cabarett Coulee, which snake across the plains toward the southern reaches of the quadrangle. These waterways, alongside Police Creek, provided essential drainage in an area where local water sources like several named Springs were critical for sustaining early livestock operations.

Evidence of rural industry and infrastructure is sparse but specific, appearing as isolated Storage Bins and a Gravel Pit positioned near the section lines. Numerous wells are mapped across the township, suggesting a heavy reliance on groundwater for the remote homesteads and ranches that once dotted this corner of Montana. The lack of concentrated settlements underscores the vast, open character of the region during the early 1970s.