Willits Farm Map, 1899 (Photocopy)

Item — Multiple Containers

Identifier: Series-118

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

Cadastral map showing land ownership around the Denver Metropolitan area. The map encompasses an area from east to west of 30 miles, and 32 miles from north to south, centered on the city of Denver. It includes the western 18 miles of Arapahoe County, Townships 1 to 5 South, Ranges 66 to 68 West; and the northern 24 miles of Jefferson County, as far west as Golden, including Townships 2 to 5 South, Range 69 and most of 70 West. The southeastern corner of Boulder County is included, and very small portions of Weld and Douglas Counties as they bordered Arapahoe County on the north and south. This map was made prior to 1901 when Adams County and the city and county of Denver were created from Arapahoe County.

Dates

Publication: 1899

Creator

Willits, W.C. (Warren C.), 1847-1901 (Cartographer, Person)

Conditions Governing Access

Archives collection material is non-circulating, requires staff retrieval and is available for use by appointment in the reading room.

Extent

0.26 Cubic Feet (Rolled map on four sheets, one microfiche copy)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Microfiche copy given to the County Archivist by the Jefferson County Public Library in 2000. Photocopy was a gift to the archives from Lyn Yehle, date unknown, found in a box in 2012.

Existence and Location of Originals

Denver Public Library, https://cdm16079.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/p16079coll39/id/394

Physical Description

Scale 1:40,000

Publisher

Denver: W.C. Willits, 1899

Name Index

Index available, compiled by the Foothills Genealogical Society. The index lists owners' names (or in some cases, a lessee) and place names.

Subjects

Cadastral maps Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Denver (Colo.) -- Maps Subject Source: Local sources
Jefferson County (Colo.) -- Genealogy Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Maps Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Real property -- Jefferson County (Colo.) -- Maps Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Real property -- Ownership -- Jefferson County (Colo.) Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings