1890s Maps of Kiowa County, Colorado

1. 1890 Map of Granada, 1962 Print

   

   1890 Granada

   1962 Print · USGS

   Southeast Colorado at the close of the nineteenth century was a landscape of expanding steel and water. Researchers can trace early railroad developments along the Missouri Pacific Railroad and locate pioneer outposts like Ellis Ranch or Granada.

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4. 1891 Map of Sanborn

   

   1891 Sanborn

   1891 Print · USGS

   Eastern Colorado ranching life at the end of the century centers on isolated outposts and seasonal watercourses. Genealogists can trace family holdings like the Fody Ranch and Orcutt Ranch or the small settlement at Sanborn.

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7. 1891 Map of Catlin

   

   1891 Catlin

   1891 Print · USGS

   Southeast Colorado's high plains were a landscape of competing rail lines and isolated ranching camps in the late nineteenth century. Genealogists and historians can trace the early development of Rocky Ford and Catlin along the Arkansas River or locate remote outposts like Lone Tree Ranch and Sheep Camp.

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10. 1891 Map of Arroyo

    

    1891 Arroyo

    1891 Print · USGS

    Eastern Colorado was still a ranching frontier in the late 1880s as the rail lines expanded across the high plains. Genealogists and historians can trace early holdings like Cox Ranch and Mosley Ranch along the route of the Union Pacific Railroad.

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13. 1891 Map of Kit Carson

    

    1891 Kit Carson

    1891 Print · USGS

    The eastern Colorado plains appear here in the late nineteenth century as a landscape defined by the arrival of the rails. Researchers can trace the early path of the Union Pacific Railroad through the stations at Kit Carson, Wild Horse, and First View.

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16. 1891 Map of Las Animas

    

    1891 Las Animas

    1891 Print · USGS

    Southeast Colorado in the early 1890s centers on the confluence of the Arkansas River and Purgatoire River at Las Animas. Researchers can trace the early rail networks of the Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad and find historic sites like Fort Lyon.

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19. 1892 Map of Lamar

    

    1892 Lamar

    1892 Print · USGS

    Southeastern Colorado in the early 1890s shows the pivotal arrival of the rail-and-river economy across the High Plains. Researchers can trace the development of early irrigation systems and rail stops like Lamar, Chivington, and Graveyard Creek.

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22. 1892 Map of Cheyenne Wells

    

    1892 Cheyenne Wells

    1892 Print · USGS

    Eastern Colorado during the early frontier era is documented here as the railroad transformed the High Plains. Genealogists and historians can trace the vital iron link of the Union Pacific Railroad through settlements like Cheyenne Wells and Arapahoe.

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25. 1892 Map of Granada

    

    1892 Granada

    1892 Print · USGS

    The high plains of eastern Colorado and western Kansas meet here in the late nineteenth century during a period of rapid railroad expansion. Researchers can trace the dual tracks of the Missouri Pacific Railroad and the Arkansas River route, locating early ranching landmarks like Ellis Rancho and Watsons Rancho.

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28. 1893 Map of Arroyo

    

    1893 Arroyo

    1893 Print · USGS

    Eastern Colorado was a landscape of isolated cattle ranches and railway outposts during the late nineteenth century. Researchers can locate early family homesteads like Cox Ranch and follow the route of the Union Pacific Railroad through Bovero.

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31. 1893 Map of Kit Carson

    

    1893 Kit Carson

    1893 Print · USGS

    Eastern Colorado during the late nineteenth century was a landscape shaped by rail and river. You can trace the early path of the Union Pacific Railroad through Kit Carson and locate the stations at Wild Horse and First View.

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34. 1893 Map of Sanborn

    

    1893 Sanborn

    1893 Print · USGS

    Eastern Colorado ranching country is documented here during the late frontier era, showing the early cattle operations and water rights of the high plains. Researchers can locate the Maryland Cattle Co. Ranch and trace the paths of Steel Fork and Horse Creek.

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37. 1893 Map of Las Animas

    

    1893 Las Animas

    1893 Print · USGS

    Southeastern Colorado was a bustling corridor of rail and river commerce in the 1890s as the frontier closed. Genealogists and historians can trace the development of Las Animas and Fort Lyon alongside the tracks of the Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad.

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40. 1893 Map of Catlin

    

    1893 Catlin

    1893 Print · USGS

    Southeast Colorado at the close of the nineteenth century was a territory defined by the arrival of the rails and the flow of the Arkansas River. Genealogists and historians can trace early ranching and rail stops such as Rocky Ford, Lone Tree Ranch, and the isolated Double Dobe.

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43. 1894 Map of Cheyenne Wells

    

    1894 Cheyenne Wells

    1894 Print · USGS

    Eastern Colorado in the late nineteenth century is a landscape of expansive ranchland defined by the Union Pacific Railroad. Researchers can trace early railroad settlements like Cheyenne Wells and Arapahoe or follow the courses of Ladder Creek and White Woman Creek.

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46. 1894 Map of Granada

    

    1894 Granada

    1894 Print · USGS

    Southeast Colorado and the Kansas borderlands appear here in the 1890s as the railroad and river systems reshaped the plains. Genealogists and historians can trace early holdings like Ellis Ranch and vanished rail stops from Arden to Adana.

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