1940s Maps of Mohave County, Arizona

1. 1942 Map of Camp Mohave

   

   1942 Camp Mohave

   1942 Print · USGS

   The tri-state borderlands of Nevada, Arizona, and California are captured here in the early 1940s, highlighting a landscape of deep canyons and high-desert mining camps. Researchers can trace historic rail lines and find remote outposts like Searchlight, Nelson, and the riverfront Fort Mohave Indian Reservation.

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4. 1942 Map of Signal

   

   1942 Signal

   1942 Print · USGS

   Northwestern Arizona was a rugged network of mining camps and river crossings during the early years of the war. Researchers can trace the isolated roads connecting Signal, the mines at Bagdad, and the remote desert outposts of Swansea and Alamo.

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7. 1943 Map of Giers Basin

   

   1943 Giers Basin

   1943 Print · USGS

   The Colorado River borderlands come into focus during the early years of the war, when this area served as a military maneuver zone. Researchers can locate desert water sources like Mohave Spring and Screwbean Spring or trace the early footprint of Parker Dam.

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10. 1943 Map of Topock

    

    1943 Topock

    1943 Print · USGS

    The Arizona-California borderlands are captured here during World War II, just as the landscape was being reshaped by the waters of the Colorado. Researchers can trace the original rail line through Topock and locate desert sidings like Franconia and Powell along the Sacramento Wash.

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13. 1943 Map of Whipple Mts.

    

    1943 Whipple Mts.

    1943 Print · USGS

    The Colorado River borderlands come into focus during the early years of the Second World War. Researchers can trace historic river access points and desert water sources like Liverpool Landing, Pittsburg Flat, and Whipple Well.

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16. 1944 Map of Chloride

    

    1944 Chloride

    1944 Print · USGS

    The Cerbat Mountains were a hive of mining and ranching activity in the late thirties. Researchers can trace the legacies of family outposts like Lewis Ranch and historic mining operations including the Tennessee Mine and the Stockton Mine.

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19. 1947 Map of Kingman, 1948 Print

    

    1947 Kingman

    1948 Print · USGS

    The tri-state Mojave desert region comes into focus during the late 1940s, as post-war travel began to surge along U S 66. Genealogists and historians can trace the mining-and-rail economy through the Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe line, the Copper World Mine, and old settlements like Oatman or Goodsprings.

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22. 1948 Map of Kingman

    

    1948 Kingman

    1948 Print · USGS

    The Mojave Desert at the dawn of the fifties shows a landscape of deep canyons and booming mines along the Arizona and Nevada border. Genealogists and historians can trace rail-stop towns and mining claims like Oatman, Searchlight, and the Mohawk Mine.

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25. 1948 Map of Williams

    

    1948 Williams

    1948 Print · USGS

    Northern Arizona is captured here during the post-war era of roadside travel and heavy rail transport along the Santa Fe line. Researchers can trace the path of Route 66 through settlements like Seligman, Valentine, and Hackberry while exploring the vast terrain of the Hualpai Indian Reservation.

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