1980 Map of Coldwater NE

About this map

The Old Indian Treaty Boundary cuts a prominent horizontal line across this high plains landscape, a geographic remnant of the nineteenth-century frontier. Positioned on the border of Kiowa and Comanche counties, the terrain is defined by the headwaters of several key watercourses, including the North Branch Medicine Lodge River and the Medicine Lodge River itself, alongside Mule Creek and Cavalry Creek. While the settlement at Harold appears as a small node of activity, the primary industrial character of the region in the late twentieth century is defined by its extensive Oil and Gas Field. A network of subterranean infrastructure is evident through multiple labels for Pipeline corridors, punctuated by scattered Gas Well and Drill Hole locations. This survey captures a moment where ranching and energy extraction exist within the historical framework established by early territorial divisions like Highland and Reeder.