
The Cimarron River meanders across this high plains borderland, defining a landscape of wide drainage basins and rural section lines. Along the northern edge, a portion of the Comanche National Grassland sits just across the Colorado-Oklahoma state line in Baca County. The terrain is marked by significant topographical shifts where Burrows Draw and other seasonal drainage systems feed toward the river valley. This is a sparse, utilitarian landscape organized by a rigorous grid of section roads such as Co Rd 43 and E0030 Rd. The map reveals the intersection of the Oklahoma Panhandle's ranching country with the federally managed lands of the southern plains, illustrating how early surveying and subsequent land management have maintained a consistent settlement pattern into the modern era.
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1892 · Vilas
USGS Topo · 1:125,000
1954 · Dalhart
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1955 · La Junta
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1958 · La Junta
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1958 · Dalhart
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1962 · Dalhart
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1968 · La Junta
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1971 · Keyes SW
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1971 · Keyes West
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1971 · Keyes NW
USGS Topo · 1:24,000