2016 Map of Antelope Creek West

About this map

Antelope Creek and its tributaries define the hydrology of this corner of Washington County, where the high plains of Eastern Colorado are organized by a strict township and range grid. This survey illustrates the persistent agricultural and ranching layout of the region, where rural life revolves around a network of numbered and lettered county roads. The drainage systems of Sand Creek and Buck Creek break the geometric monotony of the landscape, creating subtle topographic variation across the prairie. The map provides a clear look at the intersection of early 21st-century infrastructure and long-established land divisions, such as Co Rd N and Co Rd 28, which serve as the primary conduits for travel between remote homesteads. Genealogists and historians can use these precise road alignments and watercourse positions to locate specific family land tracts within the t1s r55w and t1s r54w sections.