The Rocky Mountain Map Society is a non-profit organization dedicated to the study and appreciation of maps and other items of cartographic interest. The Society was formed in 1991 and is based in Denver, Colorado.

Most meetings are held on Tuesday evenings at the Denver Public Library, 5th Floor, Gates Room, at 5:30 PM.

Atlas of Colorado Counties 1861-2001

Authored by Tom Overton, Mark Greaves, and Wes Brown the first official publication of the Rocky Mountain Map Society, Occasional Paper Series, No. 1, is the "Atlas of Colorado Counties 1861-2001".

The Atlas shows how the counties of Colorado were legally defined over the years, providing a quick reference for identifying undated maps of Colorado.

Copies are available for purchase at $30 to RMMS Members. $40 to others. (Please see below)

Sample map illustrating the status of Colorado counties in 1874 (not actual size)

Order via pre-payment check made out to the "Rocky Mountain Map Society".

Please make your check to the "Rocky Mountain Map Society", and send your order with payment to:

   Wes Brown, Treasurer
   Rocky Mountain Map Society
   1790 Hudson St.
   Denver, CO, 80220

Book(s) will ship via USPS.

$30 to RMMS Members. $40 to others.

There are no discounts, standard or otherwise.

Shipping and handling is $5 per copy.

OCLC WorldCat record #184727324:

Title: Atlas of Colorado counties 1861-2001 /
Author(s): Greaves, Mark Edward, 1961-
Overton, Thomas J., 1957-
Brown, Wesley A.
Corp Author(s): Rocky Mountain Map Society.
Publication: Denver, Colo. : Rocky Mountain Map Society,
Year: 2007
Description: 1 atlas (35 p.) : maps ; 27 cm.
Language: English
Series: Rocky Mountain Map Society Occasional Paper ;; no. 1.;

SUBJECT(S)
  Descriptor: Counties -- Colorado -- Maps.
  Geographic:
          Colorado -- Administrative and political divisions -- Maps.
          Colorado -- Historical geography -- Maps.
          Colorado -- Maps.
Map Info: Scales not given.
Cartgraph Code: Category of scale: a
Note(s): "The purpose of this paper is to show how the counties of Colorado were legally defined over the years, providing a quick reference for identifying undated maps of Colorado." p. 4.
Class Descriptors: LC: G1501.F7; Geographic: 4311
Responsibility: compiled by Mark Greaves and Tom Overton with assistance from Wes Brown.
Material Type: Atlas (atl)
Document Type: Map
Entry: 20071217
Update: 20080730
Accession No: OCLC: 184727324
Database: WorldCat