Kiowa Co and Bent Co meet along a straight east-west boundary in this section of the High Plains, where the landscape is defined by the rigid geometry of the Public Land Survey System. The area is marked by wide-open terrain and a sparse network of section-line roads, such as Co Rd 22 and Co Rd 27, which provide the primary access through these townships. The map documents the intersections of t20s r51w and t20s r50w, revealing a land use pattern typical of eastern Colorado where large-scale ranching or dryland farming is facilitated by the gridded road system. Notable junctions include where Co Rd A and Co Rd WW trace the county line, illustrating the methodical division of the territory into predictable blocks for agricultural management.
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1891 · Las Animas
USGS Topo · 1:125,000
1892 · Lamar
USGS Topo · 1:125,000
1893 · Las Animas
USGS Topo · 1:125,000
1954 · Lamar
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1955 · Tree Top Ranch
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1955 · Lubers
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1955 · Bishop Ranch
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1958 · Lamar
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1968 · Rose Ranch
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1968 · Hawkins
USGS Topo · 1:24,000