2017 Map of Union School

About this map

Union School and Union Cem stand as the primary community landmarks in this portion of the eastern Montana plains, situated along the county line between Dawson and Prairie counties. The landscape is defined by the drainage networks of Clear Creek and its many branches, including S Fork Clear Creek and Upper Fork Clear Creek, which carve through the high prairie. The map captures a transition in rural infrastructure, where State Highway 467 provides east-west passage across the northern sections, while a grid of local routes like Road 209 and Road 224 connects isolated farmsteads and the school site. This topographic study reveals the sparse but intentional layout of a dryland farming and ranching region, illustrating how watercourses dictated the placement of early routes such as the S Fork Clear Creek Road.