Old Maps of Sheepshead, Nevada for Academic Research

Study the evolution of Sheepshead with 7 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 Sheepshead has changed over the decades.


Sheepshead, NV maps

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  1. 1886 Map of Granite Range
    1886 Map of Granite Range
    1886 Granite Range
    1886 Print · USGS
    Northwestern Nevada in the late nineteenth century was a frontier of great lakes and dry basins. Researchers can trace early geography from the Salt Works 3830 in the northern flats to water sources like Sheep-head Spring and Hot Springs.

  2. 1894 Map of Granite Range
    1894 Map of Granite Range
    1894 Granite Range
    1894 Print · USGS
    Northwestern Nevada was a landscape of stark basins and vital springs during the late nineteenth century. Researchers can trace the early industrial footprint of the Salt Works 3830 and locate perennial water sources like Sheep-head Spring and Smoke Creek.
    7 unique versions available

  3. 1955 Map of Lovelock, 1963 Print
    1955 Map of Lovelock, 1963 Print
    1955 Lovelock
    1963 Print · USGS
    Northwestern Nevada’s vast desert basins and military ranges are captured here in the mid-fifties, showing a landscape defined by the Humboldt River and the great Pyramid Lake. Genealogists and historians can trace isolated rail stops like Gerlach and Empire, or locate historic workings such as the Golden Eagle Mine and Pershing Mine.
    5 unique versions available

  4. 1959 Map of Lovelock
    1959 Map of Lovelock
    1959 Lovelock
    1959 Print · USGS
    Northwestern Nevada in the late fifties is a study in vast desert basins and isolated rail outposts like Gerlach and Sulphur. You can trace the Humboldt River corridor through Lovelock, identify mid-century military zones, and locate the Mine Mill in the northern ranges.
    2 unique versions available

  5. 1981 Map of Sheepshead Spring
    1981 Map of Sheepshead Spring
    1981 Sheepshead Spring
    1981 Print · USGS
    Northwestern Nevada ranching life and desert hydrology are preserved here in the early eighties. Genealogists and historians can locate remote outposts like Cornell Place, the Sheepshead Ranch, and the Pyramid Lake Indian Reservation boundary.
    2 unique versions available

  6. 1984 Map of Kumiva Peak
    1984 Map of Kumiva Peak
    1984 Kumiva Peak
    1984 Print · USGS
    The high desert of Washoe and Pershing counties is captured here in the mid-1980s, centered on the stark beauty of the Pyramid Lake basin. Researchers can trace the dual rail lines of the Southern Pacific and Western Pacific as they navigate the Sand Pass and the edges of the Smoke Creek Desert.

  7. 2021 Map of Sheepshead Spring, 2021 Print
    2021 Map of Sheepshead Spring, 2021 Print
    2021 Sheepshead Spring
    2021 Print · USGS
    Washoe County's high-desert landscape is captured here in the early twenty-first century, showing the transition from the Smoke Creek Desert to the Sand Range. Researchers can trace remote routes like Surprise Valley Rd and locate vital water sources like Sheepshead Spring and Buckbrush Spring.

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