1950s Maps of Las Animas County, Colorado

1. 1951 Map of Trinidad, 1953 Print

   

   1951 Trinidad

   1953 Print · USGS

   Trinidad and the Purgatoire River valley are shown here in the early fifties during a period of industrial transition. Researchers can trace the extensive coal mining infrastructure at Starkville and Cokedale or locate family roots at the Masonic Cemetery and St Josephs Church.

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4. 1951 Map of Valdez, 1953 Print

   

   1951 Valdez

   1953 Print · USGS

   Las Animas County was a hub of coal production and rail activity during the mid-century transition. Researchers can trace the industrial footprint of the Frederick Mine, locate the Tijeras Cemetery, and explore the canyon-laced geography of the Maxwell Grant.

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7. 1951 Map of Madrid, 1953 Print

   

   1951 Madrid

   1953 Print · USGS

   Las Animas County at the dawn of the 1950s shows a landscape of coal mining settlements and canyon-floor ranching. Genealogists can trace the history of mining families near Boncarbo and Primero, locating landmarks like San Juan Cemetery and several abandoned schools.

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10. 1951 Map of Starkville, 1953 Print

    

    1951 Starkville

    1953 Print · USGS

    Southern Colorado coal country comes to life in the early fifties as industrial operations and local life center on the canyons of the Maxwell Grant. Genealogists can trace the Starkville community through its three local schools and the Starkville Cemetery.

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13. 1954 Map of Raton, 1963 Print

    

    1954 Raton

    1963 Print · USGS

    Northern New Mexico's high-country and plains are documented here in the early sixties, showing the region's ranching and mining infrastructure. Trace the legacy of the Maxwell Land Grant, locate remote rural sites like Tafoya School, and follow the Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe Railway through the heart of Raton.

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16. 1954 Map of Trinidad, 1963 Print

    

    1954 Trinidad

    1963 Print · USGS

    Southern Colorado is captured here during the mid-fifties, showing the vital rail-and-river connections between the San Luis Valley and the eastern foothills. Researchers can trace the Denver and Rio Grande Western line and locate rural landmarks like Malachite School and San Luis.

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19. 1954 Map of Dalhart, 1967 Print

    

    1954 Dalhart

    1967 Print · USGS

    The High Plains at the junction of four states come alive in the mid-fifties, showing a landscape of rail-hub towns and cattle country. Trace the Old Santa Fe Trail or locate mid-century industrial sites like the Dry ice plant and Carbon Dioxide Works.

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22. 1955 Map of La Junta, 1966 Print

    

    1955 La Junta

    1966 Print · USGS

    Southeastern Colorado during the mid-fifties is captured here as a sprawling network of ranching outposts and rail sidings. Researchers can locate vanished landmarks like the Sunderland School, trace the isolated Lycan Post Office, or find the Bomb target (abandoned) on the western plains.

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25. 1955 Map of Trinidad, 1976 Print

    

    1955 Trinidad

    1976 Print · USGS

    Southern Colorado during the mid-fifties is defined by the high-altitude agriculture of the San Luis Valley and the peaks of the Culebra Range. Genealogists can trace early settlements and rural schoolhouses like Medina Plaza, San Luis, and the Trujillo Creek School.

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28. 1958 Map of Raton

    

    1958 Raton

    1958 Print · USGS

    Northern New Mexico and the Colorado borderlands are mapped here in the late fifties, showcasing a landscape of high peaks and historic land grants. Genealogists and historians can trace families across Picuris Pueblo, find old schoolhouses like Piedra Lumbre School, or follow the Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe rail line.

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31. 1958 Map of La Junta

    

    1958 La Junta

    1958 Print · USGS

    Southeast Colorado and the Kansas borderlands appear in the late fifties as a landscape of isolated ranching outposts and vital rail junctions. Researchers can trace the lineage of vanished post offices and rural school sites like the Lycan Post Office and Sunderland School.

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34. 1958 Map of Trinidad

    

    1958 Trinidad

    1958 Print · USGS

    Southern Colorado in the late fifties was a landscape of high-altitude agriculture and coal production, centered on the San Luis Valley. Local historians can trace old community centers like the Malachite School or follow the mining and rail activity near Walsenburg and the Allen Mine.

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37. 1958 Map of Dalhart

    

    1958 Dalhart

    1958 Print · USGS

    The High Plains of the tri-state border region come alive in this mid-century survey of the ranching and rail territory around the Texas Panhandle. Genealogists and historians can trace the paths of the Atchison Topeka & Santa Fe Ry, military outposts like Dalhart Air Force No 1, and early settlements such as Pasamonte and Texline.

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40. 1959 Map of Trinidad

    

    1959 Trinidad

    1959 Print · USGS

    The San Luis Valley and the high Sangre de Cristo peaks are documented here in the late fifties, during a period of steady ranching and rail activity. Genealogy researchers can locate family-named landmarks and rural institutions like Trujillo Creek School and the historic San Luis settlement.

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