2010 Map of Brush West

About this map

The South Platte River corridor near Brush defines this High Plains landscape, where an intricate network of irrigation systems supported 21st-century agricultural life. The map details a complex hydraulic landscape featuring the Riverside Intake Canal, Tremont Canal, and the Lower Platte and Beaver Ditch, illustrating how water management has historically dictated settlement patterns in Morgan County. Small communities and siding locations like Dodd, Nelson, and Lodi are situated along the transit and water routes south of the river. Genealogists will find significant detail in the southeastern corner, which includes the J. L. Brush Memorial Cemetery, the Brush Cemetery, and the Eben-Ezer Lutheran Care Center Cemetery, providing a precise record of local heritage and burial sites in the Brush vicinity during this era.