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1945 Map of Pine

Name: 1945 Topographic Map of Pine
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1962
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1962

About this map

The North Fork South Platte River carves a deep valley through this portion of the Pike National Forest, where small canyon settlements and mountain ranches defined the local geography in the mid-1940s. The community of Pine serves as a central point along the river, linked to nearby clusters like Sphinx Park and Bryn Mawr. Further east, the confluence at Buffalo Creek marks a significant junction of waterways and local roads. High-altitude landmarks like the Cathedral Spires and Riley Peak loom over the drainage basins, illustrating the verticality that constrained early development to narrow gulches and canyon floors.

Evidence of rural life and early education appears at Shaffers Crossing and the Elk Creek Sch. The map records several family-named properties, including Green Ranch, Clise Ranch, and the Z Bar D Ranch, alongside a small Cem near Glenelk. These markers, along with the numerous named gulches such as Gooseberry Gulch and Millers Gulch, provide a detailed look at the land use and nomenclature of the Front Range foothills during this era.