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1960 Map of Berthoud

Name: 1960 Topographic Map of Berthoud
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1969
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1969

About this map

Agricultural development and water management define this Larimer County landscape during the late 1950s. The town of Berthoud is central to a sophisticated network of irrigation systems, including the Handy Ditch and Home Supply Ditch, which feed numerous water bodies like Loveland Reservoir and Bacon Lake. This infrastructure supported the sugar beet and grain economies that once dominated the region.

Education and community hubs are well-represented, from the Campion Academy near Campion to rural landmarks like the Old Berthoud School and the Little Thompson Grange. The Great Western and Burlington rail lines highlight the area's role as a transportation corridor between larger Front Range hubs. Significant local landmarks such as Greenlawn Cemetery and the prominent Twin Mounds provide essential points of reference for genealogists and local historians tracing the settlement patterns of this plains-and-foothills borderland.