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2010 Map of Coal Creek

Name: 2010 Topographic Map of Coal Creek
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2010
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2010

About this map

The suburban expansion of Aurora is captured here as residential developments push into the high plains landscape. Planned communities like Cross Creek, Thunderbird Estates, and Gun Club Estates reveal the transition of former ranch or agricultural land into structured neighborhoods. This growth is anchored by significant infrastructure, including the Buckley Air National Guard Base and Simons Airport, which influenced the local land use and transportation corridors such as N Gun Club Rd.

A network of seasonal waterways, including Murphy Creek, Coal Creek, and First Creek, bisects the terrain, dictating the placement of leisure sites like the Murphy Creek Golf Course. Of particular interest to local historians is the Buckley Field Manganese Deposit Mine, a reminder of earlier industrial mineral extraction in an area now dominated by the city's residential footprint. The presence of Saint Simeon Catholic Cemetery and Eastlawn Memorial Gardens provides fixed points for genealogical research amidst the changing skyline.