1962 Map of Venango SW

About this map

Rolling Prairie and the surrounding high plains of northeastern Colorado are defined by a network of intermittent watercourses and small rural schoolhouses in this early 1960s study. The landscape is characterized by the Sand Draw and Sand Creek drainages, which provide the primary topographic relief in an area otherwise dedicated to expansive agricultural sections. For local historians and genealogists, the identification of the Rolling Prairie Sch and South Plainview Sch reveals the locations of former community centers that served the surrounding farmsteads. Public land use is represented by the Sand Draw Management Area, while a grid of section lines and secondary roads connects the scattered improvements of this Sedgwick County landscape.