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1962 Map of Masonville

Name: 1962 Topographic Map of Masonville
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1969
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1969

About this map

Masonville stands at the intersection of Buckhorn Creek and Redstone Creek, serving as a focal point for this rural Colorado landscape in the early 1960s. The map captures the community's essential social hubs, including the Masonville Post Office and the Buckhorn Community Ch. The surrounding foothills are marked by numerous quarries, suggesting a landscape defined by both ranching and stone extraction.

Water management is central to the area’s character, with the Big Thompson River flowing through the dramatic gap known as The Narrows. Engineering works like the Loveland Filtration Plant and various supply ditches feed into reservoirs like Boedecker Lake and Buckingham Lake. To the west, the boundary of the Roosevelt National Forest begins its ascent over Green Ridge, while the geological formation of the Devils Backbone creates a sharp natural boundary to the east.