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Old Maps of Elko County, Nevada for Academic Research

Study the evolution of Elko County with 752 high-resolution historic maps. Whether you're teaching, researching, or modeling changes in land use, these maps provide essential visual documentation of urban, environmental, and geographic change.

  • Analyze long-term change: Track patterns in development, transportation, and natural features.
  • Ideal for environmental or urban studies: Support academic projects with primary historical map data.
  • Use in the classroom or lab: Educators and researchers rely on these maps to bring historical context to life.

These maps are a powerful tool for teaching, research, and visualizing how Elko County has changed over the decades.

Elko County, NV maps

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  1. 1882 Map of Paradise
    1882 Map of Paradise
    1882 Paradise
    1882 Print · USGS
    Humboldt County in the early 1880s remains a frontier landscape of isolated stage stations and high mountain peaks. Genealogists and researchers can trace the early transit network between Paradise City and remote stops like Cane Springs Station and Flynn Station.
  4. 1893 Map of Paradise
    1893 Map of Paradise
    1893 Paradise
    1893 Print · USGS
    Humboldt County was a landscape of remote outposts and high-desert ranges in the late nineteenth century. Researchers can trace the early stage and freight routes connecting Paradise City to vital waystations such as Cane Springs Station and Willow Point Station.
    6 unique versions available
  7. 1934 Map of Jiggs, 1955 Print
    1934 Map of Jiggs, 1955 Print
    1934 Jiggs
    1955 Print · USGS
    Elko County ranching life in the 1930s is preserved here, centered on the small hub of Jiggs and the high peaks of the Ruby Mountains. Researchers can locate dozens of family-named sites, from Zunino Ranch to the Davis Ranch Hobson Post Office and the remote Johnson Cabin.
  10. 1935 Map of Halleck
    1935 Map of Halleck
    1935 Halleck
    1935 Print · USGS
    Elko County cattle country and high mountain basins are captured here during the mid-thirties, showing the transition from frontier outposts to a ranching economy. Genealogists can trace family holdings like the Starr Ranch or locate the site of Fort Halleck and various rural schoolhouses.
    3 unique versions available
  13. 1935 Map of Charleston
    1935 Map of Charleston
    1935 Charleston
    1935 Print · USGS
    Elko County ranching and mining country comes alive in this mid-1930s survey of the high Nevada desert. Genealogists and historians can trace family homesteads like Mendive Ranch and Guerrricabita Ranch, or locate old operations such as Mc Knights Placer Mine.
    5 unique versions available
  16. 1936 Map of Mountain City
    1936 Map of Mountain City
    1936 Mountain City
    1936 Print · USGS
    Elko County and the borderlands of Idaho are captured during the 1930s as mining and ranching shaped this high-desert region. Researchers can trace historic family properties like McKenzie Ranch or locate industrial sites such as the Rio Tinto Mine and the Allegheny Sch.
    4 unique versions available
  19. 1936 Map of Rowland
    1936 Map of Rowland
    1936 Rowland
    1936 Print · USGS
    The Nevada-Idaho borderlands come to life in the mid-1930s as a landscape of remote ranching and mining outposts. Trace the family legacies of the Hagenbuch Ranch and Palacio Ranch near the Bruneau Mine and Rowland PO.
    4 unique versions available
  22. 1937 Map of Mineral Hill
    1937 Map of Mineral Hill
    1937 Mineral Hill
    1937 Print · USGS
    Eureka County mining and ranching operations are documented here in the late 1930s as the Eureka Nevada RR served the high desert. Researchers can trace historic family-named sites like Bruffey Ranch and the workings at the Old Whalen Mine.
    4 unique versions available
  25. 1937 Map of Jiggs
    1937 Map of Jiggs
    1937 Jiggs
    1937 Print · USGS
    Elko County ranching life is preserved here during the 1930s, when isolated family homesteads were the primary anchors of the high desert landscape. Genealogists and historians can trace the locations of the Davis Ranch Hobson PO, the Smith Creek Sch, and the Harrison Pass Ranger Sta.
    2 unique versions available
  28. 1939 Map of Owyhee, 1965 Print
    1939 Map of Owyhee, 1965 Print
    1939 Owyhee
    1965 Print · USGS
    The Nevada-Idaho borderlands come into focus in the late 1930s, centered on the Duck Valley Indian Reservation and the vital Owyhee River. Researchers can trace early irrigation works like China Dam and find vanished points of interest such as Number One Settlement and the Idaho-Nev Shaft.
  31. 1940 Map of Rowland
    1940 Map of Rowland
    1940 Rowland
    1940 Print · USGS
    Remote ranching and high-desert terrain define this borderland region during the mid-1930s. Genealogists and researchers can trace family-named sites such as Budde Rizzi Ranch, the McKnight Cabin, and the community of Rowland.
    2 unique versions available
  34. 1940 Map of Mountain City
    1940 Map of Mountain City
    1940 Mountain City
    1940 Print · USGS
    Elko County mining and ranching life are detailed in this survey of the Nevada-Idaho borderlands during the late thirties. Researchers can locate remote family operations like Rizzi Ranch and trace the local mining economy at the Rio Tinto Mine and Patsville.
    2 unique versions available
  37. 1942 Map of Owyhee
    1942 Map of Owyhee
    1942 Owyhee
    1942 Print · USGS
    The high desert borderlands of Nevada and Idaho come alive in this pre-war survey of the Duck Valley Indian Reservation. Researchers can trace early irrigation systems and ranching landmarks like Lamb Reservoir, the Number One Settlement, and the Idaho-Nev Shaft mine.
    3 unique versions available
  40. 1942 Map of Mt. Velma
    1942 Map of Mt. Velma
    1942 Mt. Velma
    1942 Print · USGS
    Elko County ranching and mining life are recorded here as they existed prior to the Second World War. Genealogists and historians can locate family holdings like the Guerricabeitia Ranch, the remote Bryan Sch, and McKnights Placer Mine.
    2 unique versions available
  43. 1943 Map of Mineral Hill
    1943 Map of Mineral Hill
    1943 Mineral Hill
    1943 Print · USGS
    Central Nevada's mining and ranching corridor is documented here during the late 1930s as the rail era transitioned into memory. Researchers can trace the Nevada Eureka (Abandoned) rail line past Alpha Ranch and locate early sites like Mineral Hill and the Bell Mine.
    2 unique versions available
  46. 1943 Map of Jarbidge, 1954 Print
    1943 Map of Jarbidge, 1954 Print
    1943 Jarbidge
    1954 Print · USGS
    The Jarbidge mining district in northern Elko County was still a remote outpost of industry and ranching in the 1940s. Genealogists and historians can trace the locations of the Altitude Mine, family operations at Larios Ranch, and the Mahoney Ranger Sta.
    3 unique versions available
  49. 1945 Map of Jarbidge
    1945 Map of Jarbidge
    1945 Jarbidge
    1945 Print · USGS
    Elko County, Nevada, during the mid-1940s reveals a high-country mining district centered on the town of Jarbidge. Researchers can trace the legacy of gold and silver extraction at the Success Mine or locate family-named sites like Larios Ranch.
    2 unique versions available
  52. 1952 Map of Dixie Flats, 1954 Print
    1952 Map of Dixie Flats, 1954 Print
    1952 Dixie Flats
    1954 Print · USGS
    Northern Nevada ranching and rail activity are captured here in the early fifties, where the Southern Pacific meets the desert. Genealogists can trace early homesteads like Tomera Ranch and the haunting Site of Old Bullion.
    4 unique versions available
  55. 1952 Map of Pine Valley, 1954 Print
    1952 Map of Pine Valley, 1954 Print
    1952 Pine Valley
    1954 Print · USGS
    Pine Valley and the surrounding mountains are documented here in the early fifties, showing the high-desert ranching life of the Great Basin. Genealogists and historians can trace family properties like Slagowski Ranch or locate the Indian Campground and Dismantled Railroad.
    4 unique versions available
  58. 1952 Map of Carlin, 1954 Print
    1952 Map of Carlin, 1954 Print
    1952 Carlin
    1954 Print · USGS
    The Nevada high desert meets the iron rail in the early 1950s as the Southern Pacific and Western Pacific navigate the Humboldt River corridor. Researchers can trace historic routes like the California Trail or locate family sites like Raine Ranch and Thomas Place.
    5 unique versions available
  61. 1953 Map of Spruce Mountain, 1955 Print
    1953 Map of Spruce Mountain, 1955 Print
    1953 Spruce Mountain
    1955 Print · USGS
    In the high basins of Elko County during the early fifties, the mining and ranching legacy of the Great Basin is clearly etched. Trace the mineral operations of the Monarch Mine and Black Forest Mine, or locate the historic settlement at Sprucemont and seasonal outposts like Sheep Camp.
    4 unique versions available
  64. 1953 Map of Spruce Mountain 4, 1955 Print
    1953 Map of Spruce Mountain 4, 1955 Print
    1953 Spruce Mountain 4
    1955 Print · USGS
    Elko County was a high-desert crossroads in the early fifties, where vital rail lines navigated the rugged gaps between mountain ranges. Researchers can trace the paths of the Western Pacific and Nevada Northern railroads past Hogan and Dolly Varden.
    4 unique versions available
  67. 1955 Map of McDermitt
    1955 Map of McDermitt
    1955 McDermitt
    1955 Print · USGS
    Northern Nevada in the mid-fifties shows a landscape of mining camps and vast cattle ranges. Trace the early footprints of Tuscarora or the remote Cordero Mine and National Mine tucked into the high desert peaks.
    3 unique versions available
  70. 1955 Map of Wells, 1966 Print
    1955 Map of Wells, 1966 Print
    1955 Wells
    1966 Print · USGS
    Northeastern Nevada's high basin-and-range country is documented here in the mid-fifties, showing a landscape of remote ranching outposts and massive federal forest lands. Researchers can locate the early mining districts at Delano Mines and trace the paths of the Southern Pacific railroad through settlements like Deeth and Cobre.
    4 unique versions available
  73. 1955 Map of Winnemucca, 1968 Print
    1955 Map of Winnemucca, 1968 Print
    1955 Winnemucca
    1968 Print · USGS
    Northern Nevada's high desert corridor is captured here in the mid-fifties, centered on the river-and-rail hub of Winnemucca. Researchers can trace the dual tracks of the Southern Pacific and Western Pacific railroads through towns like Golconda and Valmy.
    3 unique versions available
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