Old Maps of Pima County, Arizona

1. 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.

   DownloadBuy print
   DownloadBuy print

3. ---

4. 1904 Map of Tucson, 1957 Print

   

   1904 Tucson

   1957 Print · USGS

   Tucson and its surrounding desert basins are captured here at the turn of the century as the railroad transformed this Pima County landscape. Genealogists and historians can locate early family holdings like Carrillos Ranch, the site of Old Fort Lowell, and the remote Loma Verde Mines.

   DownloadBuy print
   DownloadBuy print

6. ---

7. 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

   DownloadBuy print
   DownloadBuy print

9. ---

10. 1905 Map of Tucson

    

    1905 Tucson

    1905 Print · USGS

    Early 1900s Tucson is shown here as a railway hub at the base of the Rincon and Santa Catalina mountains. Genealogists and historians can trace numerous family homesteads like Pusch's Ranch, explore Old Fort Lowell, or locate the Loma Verde Mines.

    5 unique versions available

    DownloadBuy print
    DownloadBuy print

12. ---

13. 1911 Map of Winkelman, 1957 Print

    

    1911 Winkelman

    1957 Print · USGS

    The Pinal and Pima County line comes alive in the 1910s, showing a landscape of mining camps and early ranching. Genealogists and historians can trace the foundations of Mammoth and find long-lost sites like the Finch School, Campo Bonito, and the MAMMOTH MINE.

    DownloadBuy print
    DownloadBuy print

15. ---

16. 1913 Map of Winkelman

    

    1913 Winkelman

    1913 Print · USGS

    The confluence of the Gila and San Pedro rivers in the 1910s reveals a landscape of mining camps and remote ranching outposts. Trace the early industrial footprint of the Mammoth Mine and Oracle or find family landmarks like Finch School and Biddicks Cabin.

    4 unique versions available

    DownloadBuy print
    DownloadBuy print

18. ---

19. 1915 Map of Benson

    

    1915 Benson

    1915 Print · USGS

    Southern Arizona was a landscape of rail junctions and mining claims just before the Great War. Genealogists and historians can trace the reach of Tombstone, find the Panama Mine, and locate vanished rail stops like Fairbank and Boquillas.

    4 unique versions available

    DownloadBuy print
    DownloadBuy print

21. ---

22. 1920 Map of Arivaca

    

    1920 Arivaca

    1920 Print · USGS

    Southern Arizona ranching and mining country comes into focus in this post-World War I survey of the Santa Cruz Valley. Trace family roots and early industry near the Tumacacori Mission, Oceanic Mine, and the village of Arivaca.

    DownloadBuy print
    DownloadBuy print

24. ---

25. 1921 Map of Old Glory

    

    1921 Old Glory

    1921 Print · USGS

    The Arizona borderlands appear as a network of cattle ranches and mining outposts in this early twentieth-century military reconnaissance. Genealogists and historians can trace family operations like Lopez, Alamito Ranch, and the Old Glory Mine.

    2 unique versions available

    DownloadBuy print
    DownloadBuy print

27. ---

28. 1922 Map of Agus Caliente

    

    1922 Agus Caliente

    1922 Print · USGS

    The Santa Rita Mountains of Southern Arizona appear here in the early twenties during a period of active mountain mining and ranching. Genealogists and historians can trace family sites like Wise's Ranch or find old operations at the Mansfield Mines and Montosa Mill.

    DownloadBuy print
    DownloadBuy print

30. ---

31. 1925 Map of Samaniego Peak

    

    1925 Samaniego Peak

    1925 Print · USGS

    In the mid-twenties, this Pima County landscape was a mix of isolated desert homesteads and active mining operations. Genealogists and historians can trace family-named locations like Perones Ranch and Mendoza Ranch or explore the rail-and-ore history of the Southern Pacific Railroad.

    DownloadBuy print
    DownloadBuy print

33. ---

34. 1925 Map of San Xavier

    

    1925 San Xavier

    1925 Print · USGS

    The Tucson area and the Papago Indian Reservation come to life in this mid-1920s survey. Researchers can trace family-named homesteads such as Kubils Ranch and Coronado Ranch alongside industrial sites like the Arizona Group Mines.

    DownloadBuy print
    DownloadBuy print

36. ---

37. 1926 Map of Whetstone

    

    1926 Whetstone

    1926 Print · USGS

    The San Pedro River valley and the railroad hub of Benson are captured here in the mid-1920s. Genealogists and historians can trace the early footprints of Wakefield Ranch, locate the Taylor School, and follow the junction of the Southern Pacific and El Paso and Southwestern lines.

    DownloadBuy print
    DownloadBuy print

39. ---

40. 1926 Map of Helvetia

    

    1926 Helvetia

    1926 Print · USGS

    Southern Arizona in the mid-twenties shows a landscape of cattle ranches and high-desert outposts. Researchers can trace family-named sites like Stone's Ranch and Mc Cleary's Ranch or explore early settlements such as Helvetia and Greaterville.

    DownloadBuy print
    DownloadBuy print

42. ---

43. 1927 Map of Aguila Mountains

    

    1927 Aguila Mountains

    1927 Print · USGS

    The desert of Yuma County is captured in the late twenties, showing the region as a wide-open basin organized by early township surveys. Researchers can trace the original path of Yager Road as it cuts across the San Cristobal Valley.

    2 unique versions available

    DownloadBuy print
    DownloadBuy print

45. ---

46. 1930 Map of Aguila Mountains

    

    1930 Aguila Mountains

    1930 Print · USGS

    In the Yuma County desert during the late 1920s, this survey captures a landscape of extreme verticality and open space. Researchers can trace early desert transit along the Yager Road or study the terrain surrounding the Aguila Mountains and Aztec Hills.

    3 unique versions available

    DownloadBuy print
    DownloadBuy print

48. ---

49. 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.

    DownloadBuy print
    DownloadBuy print

51. ---

52. 1932 Map of Ajo, 1958 Print

    

    1932 Ajo

    1958 Print · USGS

    The copper-rich Arizona desert comes alive in the early 1930s, centered on the massive pit and surrounding worker communities. Trace the rail lines of the Tucson Cornelia and Gila Bend RR or locate the historic Indian Cem and New Cornelia Mines.

    DownloadBuy print
    DownloadBuy print

54. ---

55. 1934 Map of Tucson Mountains

    

    1934 Tucson Mountains

    1934 Print · USGS

    The desert northwest of Tucson comes into focus during the mid-1930s, showing the early footprints of the Papago Indian Reservation and the railroad corridor. Genealogists and historians can trace family-named sites and ranching outposts like Maisi Ayra Ranch, Rodriguez, and the Maish Roadside Mine.

    DownloadBuy print
    DownloadBuy print

57. ---

58. 1934 Map of Ajo

    

    1934 Ajo

    1934 Print · USGS

    Arizona's copper mining heartland comes into focus in the 1930s as industrial development expands across the desert. Genealogists and historians can trace local life at Mexican Town, locate the Indian Cem, or follow the Old Sonoita Road past remote sites like Bates Well.

    2 unique versions available

    DownloadBuy print
    DownloadBuy print

60. ---

61. 1934 Map of Silver Bell

    

    1934 Silver Bell

    1934 Print · USGS

    Pima County at the height of the New Deal era reveals a sparse network of desert settlements and remote mines. Genealogists and historians can trace the footprint of the Papago Indian Reservation through its small villages like Santa Cruz and industrial sites like the Roadside Mine.

    DownloadBuy print
    DownloadBuy print

63. ---

64. 1934 Map of Newman Peak

    

    1934 Newman Peak

    1934 Print · USGS

    The Pinal and Pima County line area is captured here in the mid-1930s, showing a desert landscape shaped by mining and the railroad. Researchers can trace the Southern Pacific line through Redrock or locate the Sasco Mine and 96 Ranch.

    DownloadBuy print
    DownloadBuy print

66. ---

67. 1937 Map of Comobabi

    

    1937 Comobabi

    1937 Print · USGS

    Pima County's high-desert mining and tribal lands are captured in the late 1930s, showing the early infrastructure of the Papago Indian Reservation. Trace the locations of isolated mining operations like the Cobabi Mine and settlements at San Luis and Nolic.

    4 unique versions available

    DownloadBuy print
    DownloadBuy print

69. ---

70. 1938 Map of Galiuro Mts

    

    1938 Galiuro Mts

    1938 Print · USGS

    The high desert of Graham and Pinal Counties comes alive in this pre-war survey of the Galiuro Mountains. Local history researchers can trace old ranching boundaries and mining claims like Sixteen To One Mine, Y L Ranch, and the Gerónimo Camp outpost.

    5 unique versions available

    DownloadBuy print
    DownloadBuy print

72. ---

73. 1938 Map of Huachuca

    

    1938 Huachuca

    1938 Print · USGS

    Southeastern Arizona's military and ranching landscape is captured here in the late thirties, centered on the historic Fort Huachuca. Genealogists and historians can trace early family holdings like Pyeatt Ranch and Mc Beanes, or locate the Manua Panama Mine and the Evans School.

    DownloadBuy print
    DownloadBuy print

75. ---