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1955 Map of Molina

Name: 1955 Topographic Map of Molina
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1971
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1971

About this map

Molina serves as the central hub of this 1955 land study, situated where Cottonwood Creek joins the broader Plateau Valley. The landscape is a complex network of high mesas and deep drainage gulches, including Anderson Gulch and Atwell Gulch, reflecting a terrain that challenged early homesteaders. A striking number of discontinued settlements and family sites are documented here, such as the Tanner Homestead and the McKenny Homestead, indicating a period of rural consolidation or retreat by the mid-20th century.

Social and civic life is anchored by the Mesa Cem and the Bull Creek Sch (Aband), while the southern reaches of the map climb toward the Grand Mesa National Forest and Nick Peak. This survey is particularly valuable for genealogists, as it preserves the exact locations of several "abandoned" family homesteads—including the Taylor Homestead and Monroe Homestead—that might otherwise be lost to time.