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Old Maps of Otero County, New Mexico

Explore 914 old maps of Otero County, spanning from 1916 to today. These high-resolution historic maps reveal how streets, neighborhoods, landmarks, and natural features evolved over time — perfect for genealogy, metal detecting, research, and local history exploration.

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Otero County, NM maps

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  1. 1916 Map of Tularosa
    1916 Map of Tularosa
    1916 Tularosa
    1916 Print · USGS
    New Mexico ranching and railroading define this pre-war survey of the valley during its early years of statehood. Genealogists and historians can trace family landholdings at Jackson Ranch and Chosa Ranch or follow the path of the El Paso and Southwestern railroad.
    2 unique versions available
  4. 1916 Map of Point Of Sands
    1916 Map of Point Of Sands
    1916 Point Of Sands
    1916 Print · USGS
    The Tularosa Basin in the years before the Great War was a world of remote cattle ranches and alkali plains. Researchers can trace the heritage of the Tularosa frontier through family landmarks like Pelman Ranch, Bairds Wells, and the Eddy Soda Prospect.
    2 unique versions available
  7. 1935 Map of El Paso Gap, 1954 Print
    1935 Map of El Paso Gap, 1954 Print
    1935 El Paso Gap
    1954 Print · USGS
    The Guadalupe Mountains of the mid-thirties are captured here as a landscape of isolated ranching outposts and vital water tanks. Genealogists and historians can trace family homesteads like Thayer Ranch and Carpenter Ranch, or locate the rural schoolhouses at Queen Sch and Dog Canyon Sch.
    2 unique versions available
  10. 1936 Map of El Paso Gap
    1936 Map of El Paso Gap
    1936 El Paso Gap
    1936 Print · USGS
    The high desert ranching frontier along the New Mexico-Texas border is captured here during the mid-1930s. Researchers can locate remote schools and outposts like Queen Sch, the El Paso Gap PO, and family-named landmarks including Thayer Ranch.
  13. 1940 Map of El Paso Gap
    1940 Map of El Paso Gap
    1940 El Paso Gap
    1940 Print · USGS
    The Guadalupe Mountains of southern New Mexico are shown in the mid-1930s, defined by a network of remote livestock ranches and isolated mountain schools. Genealogists and historians can trace family landholdings at Hepler Ranch or Lewis Ranch and locate vanished local landmarks like Queen Sch and the Old Post Place.
    3 unique versions available
  16. 1940 Map of Bassett Lake, 1954 Print
    1940 Map of Bassett Lake, 1954 Print
    1940 Bassett Lake
    1954 Print · USGS
    The high desert of Otero County at the start of the 1940s reveals a landscape organized around vital water sources and remote ranching outposts. Researchers can trace the network of desert storage like Camaleche Tanks and Escondida Tank or locate the site of Foster Ranch.
  19. 1940 Map of Orogrande, 1962 Print
    1940 Map of Orogrande, 1962 Print
    1940 Orogrande
    1962 Print · USGS
    The Tularosa Valley and Jarilla Mountains are seen here as they appeared in 1940, during a period of active desert mining and ranching. Genealogists and historians can trace family operations at McNew Ranch and McGregor Ranch or locate old workings at the Iron Queen Mine and Nannie Beard Mine.
  22. 1940 Map of Newman, 1965 Print
    1940 Map of Newman, 1965 Print
    1940 Newman
    1965 Print · USGS
    The high desert borderlands near the New Mexico-Texas line come alive in the 1940s, showing a landscape of remote cattle operations and vital rail links. Trace family history through ranch sites like Trueblood Ranch, locate the old Blythe Sch, and follow the Southern Pacific tracks to Newman.
  25. 1941 Map of Desert, 1961 Print
    1941 Map of Desert, 1961 Print
    1941 Desert
    1961 Print · USGS
    The arid borderlands of Otero County and the New Mexico-Texas line are captured here in the early 1940s, when the railroad was the primary artery of life. Genealogists and historians can trace old ranching outposts like McCracken Ranch and Davis Ranch along the Southern Pacific tracks.
    2 unique versions available
  28. 1943 Map of Parker Lake
    1943 Map of Parker Lake
    1943 Parker Lake
    1943 Print · USGS
    The Tularosa Valley and San Andres Mountains appear here in the early 1940s, revealing a landscape defined by desert ranching and essential water sources. Genealogists and researchers can trace the locations of the Hat Ranch, Globe Spring Ranch, and numerous historic water features like Parker Well.
    2 unique versions available
  31. 1943 Map of Pendejo Wash
    1943 Map of Pendejo Wash
    1943 Pendejo Wash
    1943 Print · USGS
    Otero County ranch lands are documented here during the early 1940s, showing a landscape defined by desert water management. Genealogists and historians can trace family-named sites like the Old Wright Place and vital water sources such as Wilde Well and Hay Meadow Tank.
    2 unique versions available
  34. 1943 Map of Desert
    1943 Map of Desert
    1943 Desert
    1943 Print · USGS
    Otero County ranching and rail operations are captured here during the early years of the war. Genealogists and historians can trace family landmarks and water sources like the McCracken Ranch, Davis Ranch, and the isolated Desert station along the Southern Pacific.
  37. 1943 Map of Newman
    1943 Map of Newman
    1943 Newman
    1943 Print · USGS
    The high desert of the New Mexico and Texas borderlands comes alive in this wartime survey of the ranching country north of El Paso. Genealogists can trace the remote family outposts of the day, including Trueblood Ranch and Manning Ranch, and the isolated Blythe Sch.
    2 unique versions available
  40. 1943 Map of Bassett Lake
    1943 Map of Bassett Lake
    1943 Bassett Lake
    1943 Print · USGS
    The arid high desert of Otero County and the Texas border are captured here during the early war years. Genealogists and desert historians can trace early ranching sites like Foster Ranch and numerous family-named landmarks including John Key Tank and Roberts Tank.
  43. 1943 Map of Orogrande
    1943 Map of Orogrande
    1943 Orogrande
    1943 Print · USGS
    Orogrande and the surrounding Tularosa Valley are shown at the height of the early 1940s mining and ranching era. Researchers can trace family-named sites like McNew Ranch or locate historical workings such as the Iron Queen Mine and Alice Mine.
  46. 1943 Map of Texas Hill, 1960 Print
    1943 Map of Texas Hill, 1960 Print
    1943 Texas Hill
    1960 Print · USGS
    The high desert of Otero and Eddy counties is captured here in the mid-1940s, showcasing the isolated ranching life of the Guadalupe Mountains. Researchers can trace historic property boundaries and vital water sources like Hardin Ranch, A L Ranch, and Bates Windmill.
    2 unique versions available
  49. 1945 Map of Texas Hill
    1945 Map of Texas Hill
    1945 Texas Hill
    1945 Print · USGS
    Otero County ranching culture is well-preserved here in the mid-1940s, showing a landscape defined by cattle operations and forest management. Researchers can trace historic family holdings like Hardin Ranch and A L Ranch or locate isolated structures such as Powers Shack.
    2 unique versions available
  52. 1947 Map of Desert NE
    1947 Map of Desert NE
    1947 Desert NE
    1947 Print · USGS
    The northern Hueco Mountains and the arid ranchlands of Otero County are captured here in the late 1940s. Researchers can trace early water management and ranch life through features like Alvarado Tank No 2, South Well, and a local Windmill near the Hueco Mountains.
  55. 1947 Map of Orogrande North, 1948 Print
    1947 Map of Orogrande North, 1948 Print
    1947 Orogrande North
    1948 Print · USGS
    Mining and military interests converge in the Tularosa Basin just after the war. Researchers can trace the rail-and-mine economy through the Southern Pacific line and sites like the Nannie Beard Mine, Iron Queen Mine, and the settlement of Orogrande.
  58. 1947 Map of Point Of Sands 2, 1954 Print
    1947 Map of Point Of Sands 2, 1954 Print
    1947 Point Of Sands 2
    1954 Print · USGS
    The Tularosa Basin in the late 1940s reveals a transition from ranching lands to a high-tech military testing range. Researchers can locate remote sites like Andrecito alongside early aerospace landmarks like Landing Strip No 1 and Lake Lucero.
  61. 1947 Map of Lake Lucero, 1954 Print
    1947 Map of Lake Lucero, 1954 Print
    1947 Lake Lucero
    1954 Print · USGS
    The Tularosa Basin in the late 1940s reveals a unique intersection of traditional ranching and the emerging Cold War military infrastructure. Genealogists and historians can trace isolated homesteads like Lucero Ranch and Baird Ranch near the expansive White Sands National Monument.
  64. 1947 Map of Three Rivers, 1954 Print
    1947 Map of Three Rivers, 1954 Print
    1947 Three Rivers
    1954 Print · USGS
    The Southern Pacific railroad and early military proving grounds define this Otero County landscape in the late forties. Trace family holdings like Falls Ranch and Hatchet Ranch alongside rail stops at Oscura and North Siding.
    2 unique versions available
  67. 1947 Map of Capitol Peak, 1955 Print
    1947 Map of Capitol Peak, 1955 Print
    1947 Capitol Peak
    1955 Print · USGS
    The northern reaches of the San Andres Mountains appear at the dawn of the atomic age, as the White Sands Proving Ground was being established. Researchers can trace remote water sources like Malpais Spring and the complex terrain of the Lava Bed and Mockingbird Gap.
  70. 1948 Map of Davies Tank
    1948 Map of Davies Tank
    1948 Davies Tank
    1948 Print · USGS
    The high desert of Doña Ana County appears here just after the war, showing the early infrastructure of the Fort Bliss Military Reservation. You can trace ranching history at Globe Spring Ranch or locate aviation landmarks like Condron Air Field.
  73. 1948 Map of El Wood
    1948 Map of El Wood
    1948 El Wood
    1948 Print · USGS
    The Tularosa Valley was undergoing a major transition in the late 1940s as ranchlands were absorbed into defense zones. Researchers can trace the Southern Pacific tracks past Elwood and locate local landmarks like McNew South Tank.
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