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1953 Map of Rawlins

Name: 1953 Topographic Map of Rawlins
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1981
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1981

About this map

The State Penitentiary looms large on the western edge of Rawlins in this mid-century portrait of a vital high-plains transportation hub. The town's layout is defined by the heavy infrastructure of the Union Pacific railroad and the east-west corridor of U.S. Route 30, which connects the residential core to the Rawlins Municipal Airport and the outlying Belfour Ranch.

Neighborhood life is anchored by a dense network of local schools including St Joseph Sch, Mountainview Sch, and Sunnyside Sch, while the city limits transition abruptly into a landscape marked by industrial activity. The surrounding hills are scarred by numerous Quarries and Gravel Pits, emphasizing the local extraction economy. Drainage is provided by the winding path of Sugar Creek, which parallels the rail lines as they cut through the arid terrain of Carbon County.