1988 Map of Sunnyhill School

About this map

Sand Creek and Cottonwood Creek carve through the undulating terrain of this landscape along the boundary of Sheridan and Roosevelt Counties. The mapping, based on 1940s planetable methods and updated with 1980s aerial photography, reveals a sparsely populated region defined by agricultural and resource-extraction activity. Education and community life are anchored at the Sunnyhill Sch, a lonely landmark in the high plains north of the county line. Scattered evidence of industrial exploration appears in the form of several Drill Holes, while isolated Tanks suggest the infrastructure required for water management or livestock in this environment. The township and range grid lines provide a structured framework for genealogists tracing homestead boundaries or land patents within these Montana sections.