
The settlement of Abeyta is centered within a landscape defined by an intricate network of irrigation ditches and seasonal watercourses in Las Animas County. In the early 1970s, the local agricultural economy relied on the Hollenbeck Ditch, Quintanilla Ditch, and Mestas Ditch to manage water across the arid terrain. The presence of several family-named burial grounds, including Tapia Cem, Lucero Cem, and Leyba Cem, speaks to the deep-rooted Hispanic heritage and generational ranching history of this high-plains region.
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1892 · Elmoro
USGS Topo · 1:125,000
1893 · Elmoro
USGS Topo · 1:125,000
1897 · Elmoro
USGS Topo · 1:125,000
1912 · Raton
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1914 · Raton
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1954 · Raton
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1954 · Trinidad
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1955 · Trinidad
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1958 · Raton
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1958 · Trinidad
USGS Topo · 1:250,000