Old Maps of Virginia City, Eagle Nest for Academic Research

Study the evolution of Virginia City with 10 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 Virginia City has changed over the decades.


Virginia City, Eagle Nest maps

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  1. 1954 Map of Raton, 1963 Print
    1954 Map of Raton, 1963 Print
    1954 Raton
    1963 Print · USGS
    Northern New Mexico's high-country and plains are documented here in the early sixties, showing the region's ranching and mining infrastructure. Trace the legacy of the Maxwell Land Grant, locate remote rural sites like Tafoya School, and follow the Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe Railway through the heart of Raton.
    3 unique versions available

  2. 1955 Map of Ute Park, 1957 Print
    1955 Map of Ute Park, 1957 Print
    1955 Ute Park
    1957 Print · USGS
    Colfax County in the mid-1950s shows a landscape of storied land grants and high-country mining. You can trace the legacy of the Maxwell Grant and locate old workings at the Aztec Mine or the historic Virginia City site.
    5 unique versions available

  3. 1958 Map of Raton
    1958 Map of Raton
    1958 Raton
    1958 Print · USGS
    Northern New Mexico and the Colorado borderlands are mapped here in the late fifties, showcasing a landscape of high peaks and historic land grants. Genealogists and historians can trace families across Picuris Pueblo, find old schoolhouses like Piedra Lumbre School, or follow the Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe rail line.
    3 unique versions available

  4. 1982 Map of Wheeler Peak, 1983 Print
    1982 Map of Wheeler Peak, 1983 Print
    1982 Wheeler Peak
    1983 Print · USGS
    Northern New Mexico in the early eighties shows a high-altitude landscape of historic mining camps and massive land grants. Researchers can trace the Old Railroad Grade near Elizabethtown or locate remote sites like the French-Henry Mine and Vermejo Park.

  5. 1987 Map of Touch-Me-Not Mountain
    1987 Map of Touch-Me-Not Mountain
    1987 Touch-Me-Not Mountain
    1987 Print · USGS
    The high Sangre de Cristo foothills of Colfax County appear in the late eighties as a landscape of scouting tradition and mining history. Trace the trails between Philmont Scout Ranch outposts like Ewells Park Camp or locate the site of Virginia City and the Horseshoe Mine.

  6. 2010 Map of Touch-Me-Not Mountain, 2010 Print
    2010 Map of Touch-Me-Not Mountain, 2010 Print
    2010 Touch-Me-Not Mountain
    2010 Print · USGS
    The Moreno Valley and the Cimarron Range are shown here during a period of transition between its deep mining roots and modern recreation. Researchers can trace dozens of individual lode claims and ranching sites, from Virginia City to the Jackson Cemetery and Eagle Nest Lodge.

  7. 2013 Map of Touch-Me-Not Mountain, 2013 Print
    2013 Map of Touch-Me-Not Mountain, 2013 Print
    2013 Touch-Me-Not Mountain
    2013 Print · USGS
    Colfax County’s high-country terrain and ranching history are on display in this contemporary survey of the Moreno Valley. Local historians can trace family landmarks and sites like Virginia City, the Jackson Cem, and the rugged Philmont Scout Ranch.

  8. 2017 Map of Touch-Me-Not Mountain, 2017 Print
    2017 Map of Touch-Me-Not Mountain, 2017 Print
    2017 Touch-Me-Not Mountain
    2017 Print · USGS
    Colfax County's high-country terrain is captured here in the years following the millennium, centered on the village of Eagle Nest and its namesake lake. Local history researchers can locate the Jackson Cem or trace old routes near Touch-Me-Not Mountain and the Palisades.

  9. 2020 Map of Touch-Me-Not Mountain, 2020 Print
    2020 Map of Touch-Me-Not Mountain, 2020 Print
    2020 Touch-Me-Not Mountain
    2020 Print · USGS
    The village of Eagle Nest and its namesake Eagle Nest Lake are captured here during the 2020s, showing the high-country landscape of the Cimarron Range. Family researchers and historians can locate Jackson Cem and trace the paths of Ute Cr and Sawmill Canyon.

  10. 2023 Map of Touch-Me-Not Mountain, 2023 Print
    2023 Map of Touch-Me-Not Mountain, 2023 Print
    2023 Touch-Me-Not Mountain
    2023 Print · USGS
    Colfax County's high country is captured here in the early twenty-first century, centered on the heights of the Cimarron Range. Researchers can trace local history through the Jackson Cem and the settlement of Eagle Nest along the Cimarron River.

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