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2023 Map of Alstown

Name: 2023 Topographic Map of Alstown
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2023
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2023

About this map

The high plateau of Douglas County is defined by a grid of agricultural roads and deep, winding coulees in this modern USGS study. The settlement of Douglas sits in the northwest, near where Douglas Creek begins its descent through the terrain. To the south, the namesake community of Alstown is positioned at the head of Titchenal Canyon, illustrating the historical reliance on these natural breaks in the topography for travel and transport.

Genealogists and local historians will find several significant burial sites, including the Douglas Lutheran Cem and the Slack Cem, located near the mouth of Slack Canyon. The landscape transitions from the flat wheat fields of the northern sections to the more dramatic elevations of Badger Mtn in the southwest. Transport through this rural area is facilitated by a network of local connectors such as the Alstown Cutoff Rd and Ferrel Rd SW, which navigate around the erosion-carved Mahr Canyon.