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1892 Map of Limon

Name: 1892 Topographic Map of Limon
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1933
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1933

About this map

The junction of two major western transit lines at Limon defines the character of this Eastern Colorado landscape at the end of the nineteenth century. As the Kansas Pacific Railroad and the Chicago Kansas and Nebraska Railroad converge, they follow the natural grades carved by Big Sandy Creek and its tributaries. This intersection turned a small prairie stop into a regional transportation hub, anchoring the ranching country spread across the Elbert and Lincoln county lines.

Evidence of early high-plains settlement is visible through several named outposts and family-owned properties, including Silsby Ranch to the south and the small village of River Bend. Natural landmarks like Cedar Point and Hugo Hill rise above the drainage basins of East Bijou Creek and East Rush Creek, providing a detailed look at the hydrology that dictated the placement of early reservoirs and cattle operations during the initial homesteading era.