1971 Map of Alvin SW

About this map

Northeastern Colorado’s rolling sand hills and high plains are documented here in 1971, revealing a landscape defined by resource extraction and land management. The terrain is notably marked by numerous wells scattered across the township and range grids, indicating the intensive water management or mineral activity common to this portion of Yuma County. A long-distance Pipeline traverses the northern section, cutting diagonally through the topography as a piece of mid-century infrastructure. Of particular interest to local historians and genealogists is a single isolated Grave, located in the central portion of the sheet. This solitary marker in an otherwise sparsely populated area suggests an early burial or family site that predates modern cemetery consolidation, preserved amidst the repetitive swell of the dunes and sections.