2013 Map of Settlement

About this map

The high plains of Kit Carson County are defined by a rigorous grid of section lines and gravel roads in this 2013 survey. Centered on the rural community of Settlement, the landscape is partitioned by an extensive network of thoroughfares including CO Hwy 40, CO Road HH, and CO Road DD. These roads follow the Public Land Survey System boundaries of Townships 6, 7, and 8 South, illustrating the systematic agricultural development of eastern Colorado. Local history and genealogy are centered at the Hope Church Cem, situated along CO Road GG. The natural topography provides a sharp contrast to the human-imposed grid, with the drainage of Landsman Creek and the landform known as Dry Gulch cutting through the otherwise geometric plains.