Old Maps of McGhee Wells, New Mexico for Metal Detecting

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McGhee Wells, 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. 1965 Map of Steins, 1966 Print
    1965 Map of Steins, 1966 Print
    1965 Steins
    1966 Print · USGS
    Hidalgo County's high-desert mining and ranching landscapes are captured here during the mid-sixties, as the railroad and Interstate 10 corridor took shape. Local historians can trace old mining claims at the North Star Mine or locate the rural Valley View Ch and Cem near the mountains.
    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 Steins, 2010 Print
    2010 Map of Steins, 2010 Print
    2010 Steins
    2010 Print · USGS
    Covers McGhee Wells, including Steins, Road Forks, and other nearby areas

  7. 2013 Map of Steins, 2013 Print
    2013 Map of Steins, 2013 Print
    2013 Steins
    2013 Print · USGS
    Covers McGhee Wells, including Steins, Road Forks, and other nearby areas

  8. 2017 Map of Steins, 2017 Print
    2017 Map of Steins, 2017 Print
    2017 Steins
    2017 Print · USGS
    Covers McGhee Wells, including Steins, Road Forks, and other nearby areas

  9. 2020 Map of Steins, 2020 Print
    2020 Map of Steins, 2020 Print
    2020 Steins
    2020 Print · USGS
    Covers McGhee Wells, including Steins, Road Forks, and other nearby areas

  10. 2023 Map of Steins, 2023 Print
    2023 Map of Steins, 2023 Print
    2023 Steins
    2023 Print · USGS
    Hidalgo County's high desert peaks and mountain passes are captured here in the early 2020s. Genealogists and local historians can trace the foundations of Steins and Cotton City, along with landmarks like the Steins Cem and Johnny Bull Gap.

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