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2016 Map of Amherst

Name: 2016 Topographic Map of Amherst
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2016
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2016

About this map

The settlement of Amherst serves as the focal point of this 2016 survey, situated in the High Plains of northeastern Colorado. The landscape is defined by a rigorous grid of county roads, such as Co RD 36 and Co RD 51, which crisscross the agricultural terrain. This rectilinear pattern is briefly interrupted by the diagonal path of a rail corridor running through the town center, where Monmouth Ave provides local access.

Genealogists and local historians can locate the Amherst Cem north of the town site, near the intersection of Co RD 38 and Co RD 53. The hydrology of the region is sparse, marked primarily by the seasonal drainage of Wildhorse Cr in the southern portion of the quadrangle. The map also delineates the jurisdictional boundary between Sedgwick Co and Phillips Co along its northern edge, reflecting the administrative divisions of this rural farming community.