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1955 Map of Collbran

Name: 1955 Topographic Map of Collbran
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1965
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1965

About this map

Collbran and Plateau City anchor the northern landscape of this 1955 field-checked survey, situated where the waters of Buzzard Creek and Kimball Creek meet in the fertile Peninsula Valley. The map details a transition from valley ranching to the high timber of the Grand Mesa National Forest, revealing a network of irrigation ditches and gulches that sustained local agriculture. Genealogy researchers will find several rural institutions, including the Pleasant View Sch and the Little Creek Sch, along with the Egalite Cem and Cedar Crest Cem near the town sites.

Evidence of shifting settlement patterns is visible in the hills, notably at the Parker Basin Sch (Aband). The southern reaches rise sharply toward Bald Mountain and Old Man Mountain, where the terrain is marked by numerous water sources like the Beaver Ponds and Carpenter Reservoir. This survey captures the mid-century infrastructure of Mesa County before more modern developments altered these highland ranching communities.