1952 Map of Julesburg SW

About this map

The high plains of Sedgwick County are depicted here in a landscape defined by isolated homesteads and essential rural infrastructure. Surveyed in the early 1950s, the map reveals a shift in the local educational landscape, noting both the Never Fail School and the already closed Prairie View School and Westside School. These small schoolhouses once served the dispersed farming families of the Missouri River Basin development area. The topography is marked by subtle relief and dry drainage patterns, most notably the Sand Draw and the high point at VABM 3940 Crist. For genealogists, the Woodham Cemetery remains a primary anchor for the community, while the numerous labels for Windmill sites emphasize the critical importance of groundwater for survival in this arid stretch of Colorado.