2010 Map of Clarkville SE

About this map

Pleasant Valley Methodist Church Cemetery stands as a central historical landmark within this section of the High Plains in Yuma County. The surrounding landscape is defined by a rigorous grid of section-line roads, including County Rd 55 and County Rd S, which facilitate the agricultural life of this rural expanse. Cutting through the geometric order of the roads is Rock Creek, a natural drainage that meanders across the northern half of the quadrangle. This juxtaposition of the rigid township-and-range survey system against the organic path of the creek illustrates the long-standing management of water and land in eastern Colorado. The map documents the persistent layout of local transportation, from County Rd L to the west to County Rd M 5/10, reflecting the enduring settlement patterns of the region's farming communities.