
Alvin sits at the heart of this high-plains landscape, where the agricultural grid of Colorado meets the Nebraska state line. The terrain is defined by a sparse but structured network of county roads, including Co Rd 51 and Co Rd 55, which follow the township and range lines across Yuma, Chase, and Dundy counties. This borderland region is characterized by subtle topographic undulations and isolated landmarks, such as the Hughes Cem located right on the state boundary near Rd 724. The map illustrates the late-twentieth-century rural organization of the Great Plains, where large-scale land divisions and scattered ranching or farming infrastructure dominate the geography far from major urban centers.
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1954 · Sterling
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1954 · McCook
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1957 · McCook
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1958 · McCook
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1958 · Sterling
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1971 · Alvin NW
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1971 · Alvin SW
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1971 · Alvin
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1971 · Wray NE
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1971 · Alvin NE
USGS Topo · 1:24,000