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1964 Map of Redvale

Name: 1964 Topographic Map of Redvale
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1968
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1968

About this map

Wrights Mesa forms the high, agricultural heart of this landscape, where the settlements of Redvale and Coventry anchor the local community. Captured in the mid-1960s, the map reveals a sophisticated network of water management essential to the high desert plateau, including the Lilylands Canal, Gurley Ditch, and Canal North Lateral. These systems divert water across the mesa to support ranching and farming above the deeply incised drainage of Naturita Creek.

To the north, the terrain breaks sharply toward the San Miguel River, which is flanked by the Parkway Ditch and Doing Ditch. For genealogists and local historians, the Coventry Cem and several scattered gravel pits provide specific points of interest. The map's margins record the boundary between Montrose and San Miguel counties, following a rugged series of draws such as Maverick Draw and Hamilton Draw.