Old Maps of Elk, New Mexico for Academic Research
Study the evolution of Elk with 6 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 Elk has changed over the decades.
Elk, NM maps
(6)- 1954 Map of Carlsbad, 1963 Print1954 Carlsbad1963 Print · USGSSoutheastern New Mexico's desert peaks and river valleys appear in this mid-century study of the borderlands. Researchers can locate vanished sites like Sacramento City, trace the Pecos River reservoirs, and explore Carlsbad Caverns.3 unique versions available
- 1958 Map of Carlsbad1958 Carlsbad1958 Print · USGSSoutheastern New Mexico in the mid-1950s shows a landscape of deep desert basins and high forest ranges during a period of steady ranching and early tourism. Researchers can trace the path of the Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe railroad or find vanished locales like Sacramento City (abandoned) and Whites City.2 unique versions available
- 1963 Map of Elk, 1967 Print1963 Elk1967 Print · USGSChaves and Otero counties are captured in the early sixties as ranching and forestry defined the rhythm of life in the southern mountains. Genealogists and historians can trace family roots through the Crockett Ranch, Elk Cemetery, and family-named landmarks like Mathews Canyon.2 unique versions available
- 1979 Map of Alamogordo1979 Alamogordo1979 Print · USGSThe high Sacramento Mountains and the Tularosa Valley floor meet in the late seventies, showing the region's unique mix of scientific research and military land use. Genealogists and historians can trace routes to Cloudcroft, the Solar Observatory, and the McGregor Range.
- 2004 Map of Elk, 2006 Print2004 Elk2006 Print · USGSHigh-altitude ranching and forest lands are documented here at the turn of the millennium near the Otero and Chaves county line. Researchers can locate family landmarks like the Elk Cem and trace the winding course of the Rio Peñasco past Wind Mountain.
- 2023 Map of Elk, 2023 Print2023 Elk2023 Print · USGSThe high canyons and mountain draws of Chaves and Otero Counties are captured here as they appeared in recent years. Genealogists and local historians can trace family-named sites such as Clements Ranch, the Elk Cem, and isolated landmarks like Wind Mtn.
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