1970s Maps of Otero County, Colorado

1. 1970 Map of Apishapa Bridge, 1973 Print

   

   1970 Apishapa Bridge

   1973 Print · USGS

   Southeastern Colorado ranching country is captured here during the 1970s, where the high plains meet the winding Apishapa River. Genealogists and historians can trace the remote settlement of Whiterock and the historic crossing at Apishapa Bridge.

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4. 1970 Map of Snowden Lake, 1974 Print

   

   1970 Snowden Lake

   1974 Print · USGS

   Pueblo and Otero counties meet along the Apishapa River in this early 1970s survey of the Colorado high plains. Genealogists and historians can trace essential water landmarks like Snowden Lake, Kitch Spring, and the Bull Pasture Windmill.

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7. 1970 Map of Delhi, 1974 Print

   

   1970 Delhi

   1974 Print · USGS

   Southeast Colorado ranching country is captured here just as the modern era reached these high plains. Genealogists and historians can trace family-named sites like Hall Windmills and Barbee Windmill along the path of the Santa Fe Trail.

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10. 1972 Map of Timpas NE, 1975 Print

    

    1972 Timpas NE

    1975 Print · USGS

    Otero County in the early seventies reveals a landscape defined by water management and resource transport. Researchers can trace the path of the Rocky Ford High Line Canal and locate industrial markers like a Gravel Pit or Drill Hole.

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13. 1972 Map of Packers Gap, 1976 Print

    

    1972 Packers Gap

    1976 Print · USGS

    Southeast Colorado ranching country is shown here in the 1970s along the Otero and Las Animas county line. Trace the local geography through family-named landmarks and water sources like Honey Windmill, Packers Gap, and Minnie Canyon.

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16. 1972 Map of Timpas SW, 1976 Print

    

    1972 Timpas SW

    1976 Print · USGS

    Southeast Colorado ranching country in the early seventies relied on a vital network of windmills and reservoirs to sustain life on the high plains. Researchers can trace land use through family-named sites like Haight Wells, Anderson Reservoir, and Swisher Windmill.

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19. 1972 Map of Riley Canyon, 1976 Print

    

    1972 Riley Canyon

    1976 Print · USGS

    The Otero County high plains meet the canyonlands in the early 1970s, where life centered on the Purgatoire River. Genealogists and historians can trace family landmarks like Martinez Cem, the Penitenta Ch, and Withers.

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22. 1972 Map of Timpas, 1976 Print

    

    1972 Timpas

    1976 Print · USGS

    Southeast Colorado in the 1970s shows a landscape still defined by its historic transit corridors and prairie ranching roots. Local historians can trace the parallel paths of the Santa Fe Trail and the railroad through Timpas and Ayer, locating local Cemeteries and Historical Markers along the way.

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25. 1972 Map of Timpas NW, 1976 Print

    

    1972 Timpas NW

    1976 Print · USGS

    Otero County's high plains are captured in the early 1970s, revealing a landscape transformed by water management and ranching. Researchers can trace the infrastructure of the prairie through Swink Reservoir No 2, the Harbeck Windmill, and Big Well.

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28. 1972 Map of Corbin Canyon, 1976 Print

    

    1972 Corbin Canyon

    1976 Print · USGS

    Southeastern Colorado ranching country is mapped here in the early 1970s at the intersection of Otero, Bent, and Las Animas counties. Researchers can trace remote water sources and family landmarks such as Anstine Windmill, Harbordale Pond, and the Purgatoire River.

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31. 1972 Map of Bloom, 1976 Print

    

    1972 Bloom

    1976 Print · USGS

    The high plains of Otero County are captured here in the early seventies, centered on the railroad settlements of Bloom and Mindeman. Researchers can trace the ranching history of the Bloom Hills through family landmarks like Baski Windmill and Cochran Reservoir.

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34. 1972 Map of Sheep Canyon, 1976 Print

    

    1972 Sheep Canyon

    1976 Print · USGS

    The high plains and rugged canyons of southern Colorado appear in the early 1970s as a landscape defined by ranching and historic transit. Trace the Santa Fe Trail near the Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe rail line or locate isolated landmarks like Jack Point and Rourke Reservoir.

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37. 1977 Map of Todd Point, 1978 Print

    

    1977 Todd Point

    1978 Print · USGS

    Crowley County in the mid-1970s reveals a landscape of high plains ranching and vital water management. Genealogists and historians can trace the Missouri Pacific railroad corridor and the layout of local landmarks like Lolita Reservoir and Todd Point Spring.

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40. 1978 Map of Houston Lakes

    

    1978 Houston Lakes

    1978 Print · USGS

    Southeastern Colorado's high plains are mapped during the 1970s, showing a landscape defined by ranching and rail. Genealogists can trace the settlement at Heath and the Missouri Pacific railroad as it crosses the Kiowa and Otero county lines.

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