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2023 Map of Moro

Name: 2023 Topographic Map of Moro
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2023
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2023

About this map

Moro serves as the focal point of this high plateau landscape, anchored by the Sherman County Courthouse and a grid of streets including Main St and Court St. The town sits at the head of Barnum Canyon, surrounded by a vast network of wheat-country roads like Lone Rock Rd and Douma Rd that trace the undulating terrain of Sherman County. To the east, the small settlement of Monkland is reached via Monkland Ln, positioned near the heights of Rose Hill.

Cemeteries such as the American Legion Cem near town and the Rose Hill Cem to the east provide specific points of interest for genealogists. The topography is defined by deep drainages like Grass Valley Canyon and Rosebush Canyon, which feed into Rosebush Creek. The arrangement of family-named routes such as Henrichs Rd and Nish Rd suggests a long-established agricultural community structured by the township and range lines of t1s r17e and t2s r17e.