Old Maps of Platner, Colorado for Metal Detecting

Plan your next treasure hunt with 5 historic maps of Platner. Find old homesites, ghost towns, trails, and gathering spots that may be lost to time — perfect for identifying promising metal detecting locations.

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Use these historic maps to boost your research and find new opportunities beneath the surface of Platner.


Platner, CO maps

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  1. 1954 Map of Sterling
    1954 Map of Sterling
    1954 Sterling
    1954 Print · USGS
    Northeastern Colorado and the Nebraska borderlands are defined by the river-and-rail corridors of the mid-twentieth century. Researchers can trace the development of agricultural hubs from Sterling and Fort Morgan to smaller rail stops along the Union Pacific and Burlington Northern lines.
    3 unique versions available

  2. 1958 Map of Sterling
    1958 Map of Sterling
    1958 Sterling
    1958 Print · USGS
    Northeastern Colorado thrived along the river and rail corridors during the late fifties. Genealogists and historians can trace family-named irrigation works like Davis Brothers Ditch and agricultural hubs from Peetz to Fort Morgan.

  3. 1973 Map of Platner, 1976 Print
    1973 Map of Platner, 1976 Print
    1973 Platner
    1976 Print · USGS
    Washington County, Colorado, is captured in the early 1970s as a landscape defined by the railroad and emerging energy exploration. Local historians can trace the townsite of Platner along the Burlington Northern rail line and locate early resource markers like Oil Well and Surveyor Creek.

  4. 1980 Map of Fort Morgan
    1980 Map of Fort Morgan
    1980 Fort Morgan
    1980 Print · USGS
    Northeastern Colorado’s agricultural heartland is documented here in the early eighties, centered on the South Platte River corridor. Researchers can trace the progress of the Union Pacific and Burlington Northern railroads through ranching hubs like Brush, Akron, and Hillrose.

  5. 2022 Map of Platner, 2022 Print
    2022 Map of Platner, 2022 Print
    2022 Platner
    2022 Print · USGS
    Northeastern Colorado agriculture and the small community of Platner are documented here in the early twenty-first century. Researchers can trace the drainage of Surveyor Creek across the section-line grid and locate specific rural property boundaries along CO RD 41.

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