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2010 Map of Beecher Island

Name: 2010 Topographic Map of Beecher Island
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2010
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2010

About this map

Beecher Island anchors this eastern Colorado landscape where the Arikaree River carves a winding path through the plains of Yuma County. This modern survey illustrates a rural environment defined by a rigid grid of county roads, including County Road KK and County Road 15, which contrast with the natural drainages of Sand Creek and Jacks Gulch. The settlement pattern is sparse, centered on agricultural operations like the M K Ranch and the localized geography of Lansing Valley.

Genealogists and local historians can locate the Lansing Valley Cemetery in the southern portion of the quadrangle, a significant landmark for tracing early families in this region. The map also identifies specific topographic features such as Peate Hill and Whombles Meadow, alongside the small-scale water management at Duck Dam. The document reflects a late-20th and early-21st-century snapshot of high plains ranching country, where the vastness of the terrain is organized by the section lines of the Public Land Survey System.