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2022 Map of Holtwold Store

Name: 2022 Topographic Map of Holtwold Store
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2022
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2022

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Drainage systems for the high plains of eastern Colorado define this landscape, where the El Paso Co Elbert Co line divides the terrain. Water management is a central theme, evidenced by features such as Cutler Reservoir and Deadman Reservoir, which capture seasonal flows from Horse Cr and Deadman Gulch. These small-scale impoundments suggest the historical necessity of securing water for cattle ranching and agriculture in an arid environment where streams like Little Horse Cr and Adobe Cr are intermittent.

Genealogists and local historians can locate remote burial sites including the Catholic Cem and Kanza Cem, which stand as quiet markers of rural community life far from major towns. The surveyor's grid is etched across the prairie via a network of section-line roads, including Big Springs Rd, N Rush Rd, and Kendrick Rd, providing a clear framework for tracing property boundaries and land use at the county border.