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1964 Map of Sevenmile Plaza

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

USGS Topo · Published 1968

About this map

Sevenmile Plaza serves as the focal point of this 1964 survey, situated within an intricate web of irrigation infrastructure in the San Luis Valley. The landscape is defined by a rigid grid of numbered roads, including Fivemile Road and Sevenmile Road, which bisect a complex system of water management. Numerous laterals, such as Twelvemile Lateral No 5 and Lateral 1C, draw from larger arteries like the Farmers Union Canal to support the high-altitude agriculture of Saguache and Rio Grande counties.

The southern portion of the map is dominated by the course of the Rio Grande, where the Denver and Rio Grande Western railroad line follows the riverbank. This area reveals the transition from the structured irrigation of the plains to the more organic drainage patterns of the Consolidated Slough and Monte Vista Canal. Notable family-named landmarks like Stoerer Lane and industrial features such as various gravel pits offer specific points of interest for genealogists tracing the development of this ranching and farming corridor.