1970 Map of Cedarwood

About this map

The Huerfano River and Cucharas River converge amidst a deeply dissected landscape along the Pueblo and Huerfano County border. This 1970 field check documents a rural ranching and infrastructure corridor defined by the parallel tracks of the Colorado and Southern and the Denver and Rio Grande Western railroads. The small settlement of Cedarwood sits near the head of Cedarwood Canyon, serving as a focal point for a region reliant on scattered water sources like Bustos Spring and Edmondson Spring. Large land grants are represented by the Vigil and St Vrain and Vigil and St Vrain No 6 designations, while the presence of Numerous wells, including Well No 9 and Well No 30, points to the vital importance of groundwater management in this arid terrain.