2010 Map of Chivington

About this map

Chivington sits at a geographic crossroads in Kiowa County, where the meandering path of Rush Creek converges with Big Sandy Creek. This high plains landscape is defined by its rectilinear grid of county roads, such as County Road N and County RD 52, which provide the primary framework for the scattered agricultural settlements of the region. The map preserves several points of genealogical interest, including the France Cemetery to the north and the Chivington Cemetery situated just south of the town center. The prominence of Chivington Hill provides a rare point of elevation in a landscape otherwise dominated by wide creek beds and the sprawling infrastructure of rural Colorado. The arrangement of these cemeteries and waterways relative to the established road network offers a clear view of how early 21st-century settlement patterns remained anchored to these vital natural and civic landmarks.