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2010 Map of Fruita

Name: 2010 Topographic Map of Fruita
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2010
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2010

About this map

The town of Fruita serves as the focal point for this 2010 survey of western Colorado, where a complex network of agricultural infrastructure manages the semi-arid landscape. Irrigation is central to the area's development, evidenced by the large-scale Government Highline Canal, the Main Line Grand Valley Canal, and the Independent Ranchmens Ditch. These man-made waterways crisscross the terrain north of the Colorado River, supporting a grid of rural roads and homesteads between the river valley and Kodels Canyon.

Local industry and history are visible in the surrounding vicinity, from the Fruita Number Two Mine to resource extraction sites like the Allen Pit. Near the settlement of Rhone, the map documents the transition from concentrated town life to the expansive desert washes of the north. Genealogists will find the locations of Elmwood Cemetery and Sacred Heart Cemetery north of the town center particularly useful for tracing regional family roots.