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2011 Map of Sunburst

Name: 2011 Topographic Map of Sunburst
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2011
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2011

About this map

Sweet Grass stands at the northern edge of this Toole County landscape, where the international boundary between Canada and the United States Of America is marked by Border RD. This high-plains terrain is defined by dry drainage features and rocky outcrops, including the distinctive Jerusalem Rocks and a series of deep depressions such as Wolf Coulee, Buckley Coulee, and Sunburst Coulee. Aviation is central to this borderland geography, as shown by Ross International Airport in the north and Sunburst Airport to the south.

The town of Sunburst serves as the primary local hub, featuring the Sunburst Post Office and the Sunburst Vol Fire Dept. For genealogists and local historians, the map documents the critical infrastructure of the 21st century, from the Sweetgrass Post Office near the port of entry to the rural road network including Mcvey RD and Mealpine RD. This survey captures a specific moment in the life of a northern border crossing and the livestock-grazing country surrounding it.