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1969 Map of Settlement

Name: 1969 Topographic Map of Settlement
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1972
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1972

About this map

Settlement and the surrounding high plains of Kit Carson County appear here at a moment of sparse agricultural layout and established community anchors. This prairie landscape is defined by the drainage of Landsman Creek and Dry Gulch, where the placement of numerous water sources labeled Well indicates the critical importance of groundwater for survival and ranching in this arid region.

Social and religious life in the late 1960s centered on local institutions like the Community Hall, as well as Hope Ch and Immanuel Ch, each with its own associated cemetery. Small named hubs such as Kramer and Stoltz reflect the era's settlement patterns, where family-named landmarks and rural congregations provided a sense of place in an otherwise expansive, open terrain marked by systematic fence lines.