Old Maps of Cotton City, New Mexico for Metal Detecting

Plan your next treasure hunt with 6 historic maps of Cotton City. Find old homesites, ghost towns, trails, and gathering spots that may be lost to time — perfect for identifying promising metal detecting locations.

  • Locate forgotten sites: Uncover places like long-lost settlements, abandoned rail lines, or gathering spots.
  • Plan better hunts: Use map overlays combined with LiDAR or satellite views to narrow in on historically rich areas.
  • Made for detectorists: Thousands of hobbyists use these maps to discover relics, coins, and hidden history.

Use these historic maps to boost your research and find new opportunities beneath the surface of Cotton City.


Cotton City, NM maps

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  1. 1954 Map of Silver City, 1967 Print
    1954 Map of Silver City, 1967 Print
    1954 Silver City
    1967 Print · USGS
    Southeast Arizona and southwest New Mexico meet in this mid-century survey of the high desert and mountain mining districts. Local researchers can trace the rail lines through Lordsburg, the silver operations at Ash Peak Mines, and the limits of Fort Bayard Military Reservation.
    4 unique versions available

  2. 1958 Map of Silver City
    1958 Map of Silver City
    1958 Silver City
    1958 Print · USGS
    Southwestern New Mexico and eastern Arizona appear here in the mid-1950s, a period of intensive mining and rail activity. Trace the routes of the Southern Pacific RR through Lordsburg or locate historic operations at the Chino Mine and Santa Rita.

  3. 1962 Map of Silver City
    1962 Map of Silver City
    1962 Silver City
    1962 Print · USGS
    The high desert borderlands of New Mexico and Arizona come alive in this early sixties survey. Genealogists and historians can trace the mining economy through the Chino Mine, follow the rail routes of the Southern Pacific, or locate settlements like Virden and Bayard.

  4. 1964 Map of Cotton City, 1967 Print
    1964 Map of Cotton City, 1967 Print
    1964 Cotton City
    1967 Print · USGS
    Cotton City and the surrounding high-desert ranching country are shown in the early sixties as a hub of mining and cattle operations. Researchers can trace family outposts like Weatherby Ranch and locate historical diggings including the Montgomery Mine and Vesley Mine.
    2 unique versions available

  5. 1981 Map of Lordsburg
    1981 Map of Lordsburg
    1981 Lordsburg
    1981 Print · USGS
    Hidalgo County in the early eighties remains a landscape defined by the copper-and-rail economy and the long stretch of the Continental Divide. Genealogists and historians can trace the paths of the Southern Pacific and small settlements like Cotton City or find remote workings such as the Golden Cross Mine.

  6. 2023 Map of Cotton City, 2023 Print
    2023 Map of Cotton City, 2023 Print
    2023 Cotton City
    2023 Print · USGS
    Hidalgo County's high-desert ranching country is captured here in the early twenty-first century as the plains meet the Peloncillo range. Genealogists and local historians can trace the rural grid around Cotton City and identify family-named landmarks like Eagle Nest Peak and Weatherby Canyon.

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