1970 Map of Four Corners

About this map

Four Corners sits at the intersection of the Elbert Co Lincoln Co boundary on this High Plains survey. The landscape is defined by the ephemeral drainage of Big Sandy Creek and its tributary, Long Branch, which flow through a terrain marked by a prominent Dune and scattered Wells. The infrastructure of the era is represented by a major Pipeline cutting across the southeastern quadrant and the Union Pacific railroad tracks following the creek valley in the north. Local social and economic activity is concentrated near the Limon Country Club and a Gravel Pit, while a small Cem provides a point of interest for genealogists tracing early families in this section of Lincoln County. The mapping by the U.S. Geological Survey preserves the specific placement of these isolated rural landmarks during the early 1970s.