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1952 Map of Jessup Gulch

Name: 1952 Topographic Map of Jessup Gulch
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1965
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1965

About this map

Piceance Creek winds through this Rio Blanco landscape, serving as the primary corridor for ranching and early settlement in the early 1950s. The map documents a series of family operations along the valley floor, including the Redd Ranch, Walter Oldland Ranch, and Gerald Oldland Ranch. This drainage pattern defined the social and economic geography of the area, as evidenced by the Stewart School situated near the confluence of Piceance Creek and its southern tributaries.

Deeply incised drainages like Jessup Gulch, Sorghum Gulch, and Scandard Gulch break the terrain into isolated ridgelines. The presence of a Gas Well near Collins Gulch and the Redd Cow Camp to the south indicates a landscape managed for both livestock and emerging energy interests. Local genealogists will find the specific ranch locations and the complex system of irrigation ditches along the creek particularly valuable for tracing historical land use and family holdings.