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1955 Map of Bishop Ranch

Name: 1955 Topographic Map of Bishop Ranch
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1976
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1976

About this map

High plains agriculture and water management define this portion of Bent County, where the Adobe Creek Reservoir sits at the northwestern corner of the quadrangle. The landscape is characterized by a network of vital irrigation infrastructure, most notably the Fort Lyon Canal, which flows along the southern edge alongside a series of levees and unnamed ditches. These water systems supported established homesteads such as Bishop Ranch and the Cordes-Oberlander Ranch, reflecting the settlement patterns of the mid-20th-century Colorado cattle and farming country.

Energy and mineral extraction are evident through numerous scattered markings for an Oil Well, Gas Well, and various water wells that dot the terrain. Industrial footprints are visible in the southwest, where a Quarry (Inactive) and other active Quarry sites appear near the section lines. The road system, including Mulberry Road and Fourteenth Lane North, follows a strict section-line grid, typical of the surveyed American West during this era.