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2019 Map of Elbert

Name: 2019 Topographic Map of Elbert
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2019
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2019

About this map

Elbert sits at the northern end of this section of the High Plains, serving as a primary settlement hub where Main St and Eccles St meet. The landscape is defined by an extensive network of water management, evidenced by numerous catchment basins such as Kiowa Cr Watershed 1-V-10 Reservoir and Kiowa Cr Watershed P-47 Reservoir. These structures are vital to the local agricultural economy, managing runoff into Kiowa Creek and its many tributaries like West Kiowa Creek.

Genealogists and local historians will find significant interest in the Elbert Cem near the town site and the more remote James Cem located to the west along Running Cr. The map details the transition from the relatively flat northern plains to the more dissected drainage of Neffs Gulch in the south, illustrating the rugged nature of the Elbert and El Paso County line region before the landscape transitions toward West Bijou Creek.