Old Maps of Lisbon, New Mexico for Metal Detecting

Plan your next treasure hunt with 10 historic maps of Lisbon. 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 Lisbon.


Lisbon, 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. 1962 Map of Lisbon, 1978 Print
    1962 Map of Lisbon, 1978 Print
    1962 Lisbon
    1978 Print · USGS
    Hidalgo County in the early sixties is shown here as a critical transportation corridor through the high desert. Researchers can trace the path of the Butterfield Trail and the Southern Pacific line, passing by Lisbon and Mesquite Windmill.
    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. 2010 Map of Lisbon, 2010 Print
    2010 Map of Lisbon, 2010 Print
    2010 Lisbon
    2010 Print · USGS
    Covers Lisbon, including Grant County, Hidalgo County, and other nearby areas

  7. 2013 Map of Lisbon, 2013 Print
    2013 Map of Lisbon, 2013 Print
    2013 Lisbon
    2013 Print · USGS
    Covers Lisbon, including Grant County, Hidalgo County, and other nearby areas

  8. 2017 Map of Lisbon, 2017 Print
    2017 Map of Lisbon, 2017 Print
    2017 Lisbon
    2017 Print · USGS
    Covers Lisbon, including Grant County, Hidalgo County, and other nearby areas

  9. 2020 Map of Lisbon, 2020 Print
    2020 Map of Lisbon, 2020 Print
    2020 Lisbon
    2020 Print · USGS
    Covers Lisbon, including Grant County, Hidalgo County, and other nearby areas

  10. 2023 Map of Lisbon, 2023 Print
    2023 Map of Lisbon, 2023 Print
    2023 Lisbon
    2023 Print · USGS
    Hidalgo County's desert corridor is captured in the early 2020s, showing the critical transit links through the Lordsburg Valley. Local historians can trace the paths of seasonal drainages like Burro Cienaga and the small settlements of Lisbon and Ulmoris.

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