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1892 Map of Limon

Name: 1892 Topographic Map of Limon
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1896
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1896

About this map

Limon and the high plains of Eastern Colorado serve as the focal point of this late nineteenth-century survey, illustrating a landscape defined by the intersection of major rail corridors. The Kansas Pacific Railroad and the Chicago Kansas and Nebraska Railroad create a distinct transportation hub that facilitated early settlement along the Big Sandy Creek drainage. These iron arteries connected isolated stations like River Bend, Resolis, and Mattison, which were critical supply points for the surrounding ranching country.

Individual homesteads and water resources are meticulously noted, including Silsby Ranch and several unidentified ranches nestled in the draws of East Rush Creek and Beaver Creek. The topography reveals the subtle but significant landforms of the region, such as Cedar Point and Hugo Hill, which provided landmarks for travelers and stockmen across the rolling prairie of Elbert and Lincoln counties.