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1923 Map of Elkhead Creek

Name: 1923 Topographic Map of Elkhead Creek
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1955
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1955

About this map

Elkhead Creek and the southern reaches of the Routt National Forest characterize this part of the Colorado high country during the early 1920s. A dense network of rural infrastructure supports a community tied to mining and ranching, evidenced by the numerous local schools like Bear Creek School and Long Gulch School distributed across the drainages. The landscape is marked by the presence of coal and mineral extraction at the Seymour Mine, Star Mine, and Bridges Mines, while the Benny Eans Ranger Station stands as a lonely outpost near Agger Creek.

Transportation is defined by the Denver and Salt Lake railroad corridor following the winding path of the Yampa River in the south. Crossings such as Daniels Bridge and Dowden Bridge provide vital links over the many deep gulches, including Cottonwood Gulch and Jimmy Dunn Gulch. This period shows the transition from isolated mountain homesteads toward more formal county-organized districts along the Moffat and Routt county line.