CO: Family Maps of Ouray County, Colorado

Family Maps of Ouray County, Colorado, by Gregory A. Boyd, J.D., 242 pages, with 71 total maps; Softbound, 8.5x11 inches, Publ. 2010, ISBN: 9781420314274.

Locating original landowners on maps has never been an easy task until now. This volume in the Family Maps series contains newly created maps of original landowners (patent maps) in what is now Ouray County, Colorado, gleaned from the indexes of the U.S. Bureau of Land Management. But it offers much more than that. For each township in the county, there are two additional maps accompanying the patent map: a road map and a map showing waterways, railroads, and both modern and many historical city-centers and cemeteries.

Included are indexes to help you locate what you are looking for, whether you know a person's name, a last name, a place-name, or a cemetery. The combination of maps and indexes are designed to aid researchers of American history or genealogy to explore frontier neighborhoods, examine family migrations, locate hard-to-find cemeteries and towns, as well as locate land based on legal descriptions found in old documents or deeds.

The patent-maps are essentially plat maps but instead of depicting owners for a particular year, these maps show original landowners, no matter when the transfer from the federal government was completed. Dates of patents typically begin near the time of statehood and run into the early 1900s.

What's Mapped in this book (that you'll not likely find elsewhere) . . .

• 3651 Parcels of Land (with original landowner names and patent-dates labeled in the relevant map)
• 4 Cemeteries, plus . . . Roads, and existing Rivers, Creeks, Streams, Railroads, and Small-towns (including some historical), etc.

What YEARS are these maps for?
Here are the counts for parcels of land mapped, by the decade in which the corresponding land patents were issued:

What Cities and Towns are in Ouray County, Colorado (and in this book)?
Camp Bird, Colona, Dallas, Eldredge, Guston (historical), Ironton, Loghill Village, Ouray, Portland, Ridgway, Sneffels (historical), Thistledown

Acts of Congress Authorizing the Land Patents in this book:

• April 24, 1820: Sale-Cash Entry (3 Stat. 566)
• May 20, 1862: Homestead Entry Original (12 Stat. 392)
• December 29, 1916: Homestead Entry-Stock Raising (39 Stat. 862)
• NA: Sale-Title 32 Chapter 7 (RS 2353 43 USC 672)
• NA: Sale-Public Lands-Colorado (Various Statutes)
• March 20, 1922: Exchange-FS General Ex Act (42 Stat. 465)
• March 3 1877: Desert Land Act (19 Stat. 377)
• June 17, 1902: Acquired-Bureau of Reclamation (32 Stat. 388)
• June 28, 1934: Exchange-Private-Taylor Act (48 Stat. 1269)
• June 28, 1934: Exchange-State Taylor Act (48 Stat. 1269)
• June 1, 1938: Sale-Small Tract (52 Stat. 609)
• March 3, 1873: Sale-Coal Land (17 Stat. 607)
• March 3, 1873: Timber Culture (17 Stat. 605)
• March 3, 1875: Colorado Enabling Act (18 Stat. 474)
• May 10, 1872: Millsite Patent (17 Stat. 91)
• May 23, 1844: Sale-Trustee Townsite (6 Stat. 657)
• August 3, 1846: Sale-Public Lands-RS 2455 (RS 2455)
• June 14, 1926: Sale-Rec and Public Purposes (44 Stat. 741)
• February 28, 1919: Exchange-FS Special Act (40 Stat. 1204)
• April 14, 1914: Supplemental Non-Coal Patent (38 Stat. 335)

SURNAMES found in this Book:
AKEY, ALEXANDER, ALLEN, ALSCHBACH, ANDERSON, ARCHER, ARMLIN, ARMSTRONG, ASH, ASHBAUGH, ASHING, ASHLEY, ASSOCIATION, AUSTIN, BABB, BAILY, BALL, BATCHELDER, BAUMGARDNER, BEACH, BECKMAN, BEGBIE, BELLE, BENNETT, BENSON, BENTON, BERNAL, BERNHARD, BERRY, BICE, BIGGELS, BIRTCH, BIVANS, BLACKFORD, BLACKMORE, BLAIR, BLANEY, BLANKENSHIP, BLOOM, BOEDEKER, BORDECKER, BOULDIN, BOWES, BOYD, BOYLE, BR, BRANDT, BRANSON, BRATTAIN, BROMAN, BROOKS, BROTHERS, BROWER, BROWN, BROWNYARD, BROYLES, BRUCK, BRUMMITT, BULLINGTON, BURBANK, BURKEY, BUSCH, BUSHA, BUSHEY, BUSKIRK, BUZZARD, CAIRNS, CALKINS, CALL, CALLAWAY, CALLEN, CALLINS, CANNON, CARLSON, CARMICHAEL, CARNAL, CARR, CARROLL, CARSON, CARTER, CARVER, CASE, CHAFEE, CHAMBERLAIN, CHANEY, CHAVEZ, CISNEROS, CLINE, CLINO, CO, COBB, COGAN, COLEMAN, COLLIN, COLLINS, COMERER, COMSTOCK, CONNORS, COOK, COOMBS, COONS, COOPER, COPENBARGER, COPORATION, COPPENBARGER, CORBETT, COUCHMAN, COUNCIL, COUNTY, CRAIG, CRAMER, CRISWELL, CRITCHFIELD, CROONENBERGHS, CROSSMAN, CRUM, CUDDIGAN, CULVER, DAIN, DALSTROM, DANFORTH, DARLING, DASHNER, DAUGHERTY, DAVIES, DAVIS, DE JULIO, DEJULIO, DENNISTON, DEVINCENTIS, DEVINNY, DEWEESE, DICKSON, DILLON, DOELZ, DOHERTY, DONLEY, DOUGHERTY, DOUGLAS, DOUGLASS, DREHER, DUNCAN, EAST, EAVES, ECHOLS, EDDIE, EDE, EDGAR, EDMONDSON, EGER, EGGLESTON, ELDER, ELDRIDGE, ELLIOTT, ELLISON, EMERSON, ENNIS, ERVIN, ETHRIDGE, EVANS, EWER, FAUSSONE, FEEZER, FELLIN, FELTON, FENDER, FERGUSON, FICKEY, FICKLIN, FINNEGAN, FISHER, FITCH, FLAIZ, FLEMING, FLOHR, FLORA, FLYNN, FOLLMAN, FOLLMANN, FORSMAN, FOUNTAIN, FOURNIER, FRANCONE, FRAZIER, FREEMAN, FRIDAY, FROGLEY, FROST, FS, GAGE, GALLAGHER, GIBBONS, GIBSON, GILBERT, GILL, GLASGOW, GOCIO, GORMAN, GRACE, GRANDE, GREENE, GREGORY, GRIFFIN, GRIGSBY, GUNTHER, HADLEY, HAFER, HAGERTY, HALL, HAMILTON, HAMPTON, HANES, HANEY, HANNAH, HANSON, HARBAUGH, HARBISON, HARDING, HARNEY, HARRIS, HARRISON, HARTWELL, HASKINS, HASTINGS, HAWKINSON, HAYES, HEALD, HEATH, HEAVRIN, HEBEL, HEFLIN, HEIDORN, HEIT, HENDERSON, HENDRICKSON, HENRY, HERRAN, HERRINGTON, HESS, HEYDEN, HICKMAN, HILDRETH, HILKEY, HILLER, HILLIARD, HOCKLEY, HODGES, HOFFHINE, HOFMAISTER, HOLADAY, HOLLETT, HOLLIFIELD, HOPKINS, HOSKIN, HOSKINS, HOSNER, HOTCHKISS, HOWARD, HOWELL, HOWEY, HOYT, HUDLOW, HUDSON, HUFFNAGLE, HUFTALEN, HULBERT, HULL, HUMPHREY, HUNT, HYDE, INC, ISRAEL, JACKNICK, JACKSON, JACQUOT, JAMES, JAMISON, JANES, JAQUES, JAY, JELSMA, JEROME, JOCKNICK, JOHNS, JOHNSON, JOHNSTON, JOLLY, JORDON, JOSSI, JUTTEN, KEFFELER, KELLEY, KELLY, KEM, KEMP, KENDLE, KENNEDY, KENT, KERNS, KETCHEM, KETCHUM, KETTLE, KILE, KINNICK, KLINOW, KNIFER, KNIGHT, KRAFFT, KREBS, LAMB, LAMONT, LANDON, LANGAN, LARSON, LATHROP, LAUGHTER, LAUZON, LAWSON, LAYNE, LEONARDI, LEWIS, LIESY, LINGHAM, LISCHKE, LLOYD, LOCK, LOGGIE, LONG, LOW, LOWERY, MABIE, MACKEY, MADDUX, MAGEE, MANGAN, MANN, MANNEY, MANNON, MARK, MARLOW, MARTIN, MARTINEZ, MASON, MASSEY, MAYNARD, MAYOL, MCBRIDE, MCCAFFERY, MCCARRIER, MCCAW, MCCLELLAN, MCCLURE, MCCREADY, MCCRORY, MCDONALD, MCELROY, MCEVOY, MCFARLAND, MCGILL, MCKEAN, MCLAUGHLIN, MCLEAN, MCLEOD, MCNIEL, MCNULTY, MCPHEE, MEAD, MEEDEL, MENDENHALL, MERLING, MERTEN, MERTON, MIDDLETON, MIERS, MILES, MILLER, MILLS, MITCHELL, MOFFITT, MONTGOMERY, MONTROSE, MOODY, MOONEY, MOORE, MOOREHEAD, MORGAN, MORRILL, MORRIS, MORRISON, MOSHISKY, MOSS, MOSTYN, MOTT, MUDGE, MUNN, MURPHY, MYERS, NASH, NEAL, NICHOLS, NIX, NORTON, NOTT, NUSBAUM, OAK, OHLMAN, OLEARY, ONEAL, ONEILL, ONG, ORVIS, OSBORNE, OTOOLE, OVERMAN, PADDOCK, PALMER, PAQUIN, PAUL, PAXTON, PEARSON, PEROTTI, PERRY, PERVIER, PETERSON, PHILLIPS, PITTMAN, PLUMER, PORTEOUS, PORTER, PORTWOOD, POWELL, POWERS, PRICE, PRICKETT, PUGH, QUAYLE, RAISH, RALSTIN, RAMSEY, RANDALL, RANKARD, RASMUSSEN, RATHBUN, RAWSON, REDMON, REED, REMKES, REWALT, REYNOLDS, RHOADES, RHOADS, RHYAN, RICE, RICHARDSON, RICHEY, ROBERTS, ROBINSON, ROOKE, ROSATTI, ROSCOE, ROSE, ROSS, ROTH, ROTHMELL, ROUNER, RYMAN, SANDERS, SANDY, SANSIPER, SARCLETTI, SAVORNIN, SAWYER, SCHMIDT, SCOTT, SELIG, SEWELL, SHEPHERD, SHERBINO, SHERMAN, SHIPMAN, SHUE, SIBERT, SIBOLD, SINGLETON, SKINNER, SLAGLE, SLOAN, SMITH, SMUCK, SNEVA, SOCKRIDER, SOFOCLES, SON, SORRELL, SPALDING, SPENCE, SPRAGUE, STAMM, STANBERY, STANTON, STATE, STAVELY, STEALEY, STEALY, STEELE, STEINMEYER, STEPHENS, STEUBER, STEVENS, STILES, STIVERS, STORMS, STOUGH, STRANG, STRANGE, STRAYER, STURGILL, STUTHEIT, SUTCLIFFE, SUTTON, SWANSON, SWARTZWELDER, SWEENEY, SWIHART, TALBERT, TANKERSLEY, TAWNEY, TAYLOR, TEAGUE, THAYER, THERBINO, THOMAS, TILMAN, TOOLE, TOOTHMAN, TRACY, TRENCHARD, TRONE, TROXEL, TRUMBO, TUCKER, TYLER, USA, VALDEZ, VALENTINE, VALMORE, VANCE, VERRY, VICKERY, VIGIL, VIRGIN, VOGELAAR, VOKE, VOMHAGEN, VONHAGEN, VOSS, WADE, WAHLBERG, WALCOTT, WALKER, WALLENDORFF, WALSH, WALTER, WALTERS, WALZ, WARE, WATSON, WAUGH, WEAVER, WEBBER, WENTCH, WESSELER, WEST, WESTESEN, WESTON, WHEELER, WHINNERAH, WHITAKER, WHITCOMBE, WHITING, WIGG, WILCOX, WILDIE, WILLETS, WILLIAMS, WILLIAMSON, WILLS, WILSON, WINKLE, WISE, WOEGER, WOOD, WOODHOUSE, WOODRUFF, WOODWORTH, WOOTEN, WORLEY, WRIGHT, YATES, YOUNG, ZADRA, ZANON