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1985 Map of Winifred East

Name: 1985 Topographic Map of Winifred East
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1985
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1985

About this map

Winifred serves as the primary landmark on this mid-1980s survey of central Montana's Fergus County, situated where the high plains meet a network of eroded drainages. The landscape is defined by the winding paths of Rose Creek and Dog Creek, which carve through the plateau and create a complex system of coulees and ridges typical of the Missouri River Breaks region.

A singular prominent height, Bloomfield Butte, anchors the eastern portion of the map, providing a natural reference point for the surrounding cattle country. This era of mapping captured the area as it transitioned through late-century ranching patterns, documenting the vital water sources like Cutbank Creek and Brush Creek that dictated the placement of homesteads and grazing boundaries across the Fergus County prairie.