Old Maps of Bloom, Colorado

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Bloom, CO maps

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  1. 1891 Map of Timpas
    1891 Map of Timpas
    1891 Timpas
    1891 Print · USGS
    High plains ranching and steam-era railroading dominate this Otero County landscape during the late 1800s. Genealogists and researchers can trace the historic route of the Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad through early stops at Timpas and Iron Springs.

  2. 1894 Map of Timpas
    1894 Map of Timpas
    1894 Timpas
    1894 Print · USGS
    Southeast Colorado in the late nineteenth century was a rugged landscape defined by the transition from river valleys to high plateaus. Genealogists and historians can trace the early rail stops at Benton and Iron Springs or follow the route of the Santa Fe Trail through Packers Gap.
    5 unique versions available

  3. 1955 Map of La Junta, 1966 Print
    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.
    3 unique versions available

  4. 1958 Map of La Junta
    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.
    2 unique versions available

  5. 1968 Map of La Junta
    1968 Map of La Junta
    1968 La Junta
    1968 Print · USGS
    Southeastern Colorado and the high plains appear in remarkable detail during the late 1960s, showing the intersection of irrigation, ranching, and rail. Genealogists can trace family footprints at the Lycan Post Office, Konantz Cem, and across numerous named cattle ranches.

  6. 1972 Map of Bloom, 1976 Print
    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.
    3 unique versions available

  7. 1982 Map of La Junta, 1983 Print
    1982 Map of La Junta, 1983 Print
    1982 La Junta
    1983 Print · USGS
    Southeast Colorado in the early eighties shows a high plains landscape defined by the historic Santa Fe Trail and the Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe rail lines. Researchers can trace rural outposts like Higbee and Timpas or the rugged canyonlands surrounding the Purgatoire River.

  8. 1993 Map of Bloom
    1993 Map of Bloom
    1993 Bloom
    1993 Print · USGS
    Southeast Colorado's high plains reveal a landscape of transit and ranching in the early nineties, where the Historic Santa Fe Trail follows the same path as the railroad. Researchers can trace the small settlement at Bloom or locate family-named landmarks like Cochran Reservoir and Fultz Reservoir.

  9. 1996 Map of Bloom, 2000 Print
    1996 Map of Bloom, 2000 Print
    1996 Bloom
    2000 Print · USGS
    The Colorado high plains near the Otero and Las Animas county line appear here in the mid-1990s, dominated by the wide reaches of the Comanche National Grassland. Genealogists and historians can trace the Santa Fe National Historic Trail past Bloom and locate isolated Graves and ranch landmarks like Corral Well.

  10. 2011 Map of Bloom, 2011 Print
    2011 Map of Bloom, 2011 Print
    2011 Bloom
    2011 Print · USGS
    Covers Bloom, including Mindeman, Otero County, and other nearby areas

  11. 2013 Map of Bloom, 2013 Print
    2013 Map of Bloom, 2013 Print
    2013 Bloom
    2013 Print · USGS
    Covers Bloom, including Mindeman, Otero County, and other nearby areas

  12. 2016 Map of Bloom, 2016 Print
    2016 Map of Bloom, 2016 Print
    2016 Bloom
    2016 Print · USGS
    Covers Bloom, including Mindeman, Otero County, and other nearby areas

  13. 2019 Map of Bloom, 2019 Print
    2019 Map of Bloom, 2019 Print
    2019 Bloom
    2019 Print · USGS
    Covers Bloom, including Mindeman, Otero County, and other nearby areas

  14. 2022 Map of Bloom, 2022 Print
    2022 Map of Bloom, 2022 Print
    2022 Bloom
    2022 Print · USGS
    Southeast Colorado's high plains come alive in this survey of the Otero and Las Animas county line, where ranching life meets historic western pathways. Researchers can trace the Santa Fe National Historic Trl as it passes through Bloom and Mindeman.

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