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1961 Map of Barton

Name: 1961 Topographic Map of Barton
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1963
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1963

About this map

The South Platte River and the high-speed corridor of the Union Pacific railroad define the landscape of this border region in the early 1960s. Located at the edge of Deuel County, Nebraska, and Sedgwick County, Colorado, the small settlement of Barton sits on the northern bank of the river, anchored by a benchmark and proximity to the rail line. The map captures a transition between the irrigated valley floor, where the Western Canal and State Line Ditch distribute water, and the arid uplands to the north.

Evidence of rural community life is found at Plainview Sch and Longview Sch, which served the scattered farmsteads of the high plains. The terrain is deeply incised by ephemeral drainages such as Dry Walrath Creek and Walrath Draw, while the prevalence of Gas Wells across the northern sections illustrates the era's energy extraction industry. This survey provides a precise look at the engineering of the Nebraska-Colorado line just before interstate development fully transformed the valley.