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1972 Map of Yuma South

Name: 1972 Topographic Map of Yuma South
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1985
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1985

About this map

Yuma serves as the focal point of this Eastern Colorado landscape, situated at the intersection of agricultural utility and growing municipal infrastructure during the early 1970s. The town's layout is centered along the Burlington Northern railroad corridor, with civic life anchored by the High Sch, Jr High Sch, and a local Hosp. The map captures a transition toward modern service infrastructure, evidenced by the Municipal Airport and a prominent Radio Tower.

Beyond the town grid, the terrain is defined by numerous scattered wells and specialized industrial sites such as the Gravel Pit and Sewage Disposal Ponds. The presence of Lake Tuma provides a rare water feature in this prairie environment. The survey, field-checked in 1972 with later photogrammetric updates, provides a detailed record of the town's expansion southward into the surrounding plains.