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1960 Map of Berthoud

Name: 1960 Topographic Map of Berthoud
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1963
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1963

About this map

Agricultural development in the Front Range plains is defined by a complex network of irrigation ditches and reservoirs on this 1960s survey. The town of Berthoud serves as a central hub, flanked by the Burlington and Colorado and Southern railroad lines. To the south, the Little Thompson River meanders toward the Weld County line, passing the Old Berthoud Sch and the Little Thompson Grange.

The landscape is saturated with water management features, from the massive Lonetree Reservoir to smaller works like the Handy Ditch and Home Supply Ditch. Significant local institutions are documented, including Campion Academy and Greenlawn Cem, while the county boundaries between Larimer, Weld, and Boulder meet near the extensive Ish Reservoir. These labels provide a precise record of the rural school districts and community centers that anchored northern Colorado's farming families before late-century suburban growth.