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1969 Map of Tampico

Name: 1969 Topographic Map of Tampico
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1978
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1978

About this map

The Milk River meanders in tight oxbows through this portion of Valley County, creating a fertile bottomland corridor defined by irrigation and infrastructure. The small settlement of Tampico serves as a focal point where the Burlington Northern railroad and a local Landing Strip intersect the river valley. To the north, the historic Lewis and Clark Trail follows the upland bench, paralleled by the modern highway and a Roadside Park.

Water management is central to the landscape, evidenced by the Vandalia South Canal and features like Cain Dam and Antelope Spring. The surrounding terrain is marked by numerous coulees, such as Buggy Creek and Unger Coulee, which drain the higher ground toward the river. This survey, updated in the late 1970s, documents the ranching and transportation network of eastern Montana during a period of steady utility and agricultural development.