1924 Map of Elkhead Creek

About this map

The Yampa River valley in Northwest Colorado serves as the anchor for this 1920s survey, showing a landscape defined by isolated homesteads and local infrastructure. The Denver and Salt Lake railroad line cuts across the southern edge of the map, following the river through Elkhead Creek territory. This era was characterized by a dense network of one-room schoolhouses scattered across the gulches to serve the ranching families of the Moffat and Routt county line, including Elkhead School, Rock Spring School, and Upper Elkhead School.