2010 Map of Stonington

About this map

Stonington sits at a crossroads in the high plains of Baca County, where the landscape is defined by the rigid grid of the Public Land Survey System. This 2010 survey illustrates the remote character of southeastern Colorado, where the vast majority of the map is dominated by geometric agricultural sections and an extensive network of county roads like County Road AA and County Road U. The town site remains the primary point of reference in this sparsely populated region, supported by the Stonington Cemetery located to the southeast. Natural drainage patterns break the man-made symmetry, notably where Sand Arroyo Creek meanders through the northern sections and the North Fork Cimarron River cuts across the southeast corner. The transition from the dry arroyo in the north to the river valley in the south provides a quiet study of high-plains hydrology and rural settlement patterns in the early 21st century.