2010 Map of Barnesville

About this map

Matthews and Barnesville sit along a grid of county roads in this portion of Weld County, where the landscape is defined by the critical infrastructure of high-plains agriculture. The complex water management system required for regional farming is visible through several major waterways, including the Greeley Number 2 Canal and the Riverside Intake Canal. To the south, the South Platte River flows near the settlement of Kuner, joined by local tributaries such as Box Elder Creek and Hoover Ditch. This geography illustrates the transition from river-bottom land to the higher, arid plains, where cattle operations like the Wells Cow Camp were established. The map documents the persistent agricultural footprint in Colorado, showing how early 20th-century irrigation routes continued to dictate the placement of rural communities and property lines into the 21st century.