Old Maps of Elgin, Arizona for Metal Detecting

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Elgin, AZ maps

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  1. 1904 Map of Patagonia, 1955 Print
    1904 Map of Patagonia, 1955 Print
    1904 Patagonia
    1955 Print · USGS
    Arizona's mining and ranching frontiers are at their peak in this early century survey of the Santa Rita Mountains. Genealogists and historians can trace family operations at the Empire Ranch or the Total Wreck Mine, and locate the site of Old Ft Crittenden.

  2. 1905 Map of Patagonia
    1905 Map of Patagonia
    1905 Patagonia
    1905 Print · USGS
    Southern Arizona’s mining and ranching frontier is captured here at the start of the twentieth century. Genealogists and historians can trace numerous family homesteads and active mining sites, from Empire Ranch and Helvetia to the curiously named Total Wreck Mine.
    4 unique versions available

  3. 1932 Map of Elgin
    1932 Map of Elgin
    1932 Elgin
    1932 Print · USGS
    Santa Cruz County ranching culture is on full display in the early 1930s as the Southern Pacific rail line winds through the high desert. Genealogists can trace family landmarks like Gardner's Ranch and Turner-Bower Ranch or locate the site of Old Ft Crittenden.

  4. 1940 Map of Elgin
    1940 Map of Elgin
    1940 Elgin
    1940 Print · USGS
    Southeastern Arizona ranching country is shown here just before the mid-century, where the Southern Pacific railroad connects remote desert outposts. Researchers can locate early family homesteads like Gardner's Ranch and Rodgers Ranch alongside the historic site of Old Ft. Crittenden.

  5. 1947 Map of Elgin, 1953 Print
    1947 Map of Elgin, 1953 Print
    1947 Elgin
    1953 Print · USGS
    Santa Cruz and Pima Counties are seen here in the late 1940s as a landscape of sprawling cattle ranches and historic frontier outposts. Genealogists and historians can locate family landmarks like Hacienda Los Encinos alongside the Old Fort Buchanan Ruins and Dunham Mine.
    2 unique versions available

  6. 1948 Map of Elgin, 1953 Print
    1948 Map of Elgin, 1953 Print
    1948 Elgin
    1953 Print · USGS
    Cattle ranching and the railroad defined this corner of Santa Cruz County in the late 1940s. Genealogists and historians can trace family landholdings like Heavner Ranch and Collie Ranch along the Southern Pacific tracks near Elgin.

  7. 1956 Map of Nogales, 1963 Print
    1956 Map of Nogales, 1963 Print
    1956 Nogales
    1963 Print · USGS
    Southern Arizona in the mid-fifties is captured here from the Papago tribal lands to the San Pedro valley. Genealogists and historians can trace border settlements like Sasabe, the legacy of Tombstone, and old mining sites including the Mary G Mine.
    4 unique versions available

  8. 1958 Map of Nogales
    1958 Map of Nogales
    1958 Nogales
    1958 Print · USGS
    Southern Arizona in the late fifties was a landscape of international borders and high-desert outposts, dominated by the Huachuca Mountains and the Papago Indian Reservation. Local historians can trace old mining camps like Ruby and Greaterville or locate historic military grounds at the Fort Huachuca Military Reservation.

  9. 1958 Map of Elgin, 1959 Print
    1958 Map of Elgin, 1959 Print
    1958 Elgin
    1959 Print · USGS
    Santa Cruz County ranching and military history are preserved here in the late fifties, from the Southern Pacific rails to the San Ignacio del Babocomari grant. Trace family ranch sites and historical markers like Fort Buchanan and the Black Oak Cemetery.
    3 unique versions available

  10. 1958 Map of Elgin, 1959 Print
    1958 Map of Elgin, 1959 Print
    1958 Elgin
    1959 Print · USGS
    Elgin sits at the intersection of rail and river in the late fifties, where the high desert meets the foothills. Genealogists and local historians can trace the Southern Pacific tracks, find the Fruitland Cemetery, and locate the Cemetery east of Elgin.
    4 unique versions available

  11. 1959 Map of Nogales
    1959 Map of Nogales
    1959 Nogales
    1959 Print · USGS
    The Southern Arizona borderlands appear in the late fifties as a complex landscape of military ranges, tribal lands, and high-desert mining towns. Local historians can trace the Southern Pacific rail lines connecting Tombstone and Benson or locate family ranches such as Canoa Ranch.

  12. 1994 Map of Fort Huachuca
    1994 Map of Fort Huachuca
    1994 Fort Huachuca
    1994 Print · USGS
    Southern Arizona in the mid-nineties shows a landscape of expansive military reservations, historic land grants, and storied mining districts. Researchers can trace the S P RR through the San Pedro River valley or locate dozens of remote mountain workings like the Montezuma Mine and Eureka Mine.
    3 unique versions available

  13. 1996 Map of Elgin, 2002 Print
    1996 Map of Elgin, 2002 Print
    1996 Elgin
    2002 Print · USGS
    Southern Arizona cattle country comes into focus in the mid-1990s as the rail era had faded into the ranching landscape. Genealogists and historians can trace the Old Railroad Grade and locate family burial sites at Fruitland Cemetery or Elgin.

  14. 2011 Map of Elgin, 2011 Print
    2011 Map of Elgin, 2011 Print
    2011 Elgin
    2011 Print · USGS
    Covers Elgin, including Sonoita, Pima County, and other nearby areas

  15. 2014 Map of Elgin, 2014 Print
    2014 Map of Elgin, 2014 Print
    2014 Elgin
    2014 Print · USGS
    Covers Elgin, including Sonoita, Pima County, and other nearby areas

  16. 2018 Map of Elgin, 2018 Print
    2018 Map of Elgin, 2018 Print
    2018 Elgin
    2018 Print · USGS
    Covers Elgin, including Sonoita, Pima County, and other nearby areas

  17. 2021 Map of Elgin, 2021 Print
    2021 Map of Elgin, 2021 Print
    2021 Elgin
    2021 Print · USGS
    Elgin and the surrounding high-desert ranchlands appear here in the early twenty-first century, showing a landscape defined by river basins and mountain slopes. Genealogists and local historians can trace modern property lines and named roads like Elgin Rd and Lower Elgin Rd along the Babocomari River.

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