Old Maps of Pedernal, New Mexico for Metal Detecting

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Pedernal, NM maps

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  1. 1954 Map of Fort Sumner, 1964 Print
    1954 Map of Fort Sumner, 1964 Print
    1954 Fort Sumner
    1964 Print · USGS
    East-central New Mexico's ranching and rail heartland is captured here in the mid-1950s, centered on the strategic junctions of the high plains. Researchers can trace the development of early highway networks and rail towns like Vaughn, Fort Sumner, and the copper operations at Guadalupe Mine.
    3 unique versions available

  2. 1958 Map of Fort Sumner
    1958 Map of Fort Sumner
    1958 Fort Sumner
    1958 Print · USGS
    East-central New Mexico in the mid-fifties is captured here as a sprawling landscape of high mesas and cattle ranching. Researchers can trace the convergence of the Southern Pacific railroad at Vaughn and locate family landmarks like Borica School or Marquez Ranch.

  3. 1978 Map of Pedernal
    1978 Map of Pedernal
    1978 Pedernal
    1978 Print · USGS
    Torrance County, New Mexico, is shown in the late 1970s as a quiet rail-centered landscape. Genealogists and historians can trace the path of the Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe through small stops like Pedernal and Dunmoor.

  4. 1984 Map of Vaughn, 1992 Print
    1984 Map of Vaughn, 1992 Print
    1984 Vaughn
    1992 Print · USGS
    Central New Mexico’s high plains are captured here in the mid-1980s, revealing a landscape shaped by transcontinental rail and highway travel. Trace the paths of the Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe through settlements like Encino, Vaughn, and Milagro.

  5. 2010 Map of Pedernal, 2010 Print
    2010 Map of Pedernal, 2010 Print
    2010 Pedernal
    2010 Print · USGS
    Torrance County in the early 2000s is defined by its wide-open ranching country and primary transit corridors. Genealogists and local historians can trace the sparse settlement patterns around Pedernal and Dunmoor along the path of Highway 60.

  6. 2013 Map of Pedernal, 2013 Print
    2013 Map of Pedernal, 2013 Print
    2013 Pedernal
    2013 Print · USGS
    Torrance County ranching country is mapped here in the early twenty-first century, showing the enduring grid of the high plains. Genealogists and local historians can trace the rural landscape around Pedernal and Dummoor, located along the historic route of US-60.

  7. 2017 Map of Pedernal, 2017 Print
    2017 Map of Pedernal, 2017 Print
    2017 Pedernal
    2017 Print · USGS
    The high plains of Torrance County are captured here in the early twenty-first century, showing the enduring rural layout of central New Mexico. Genealogists and local historians can trace the road networks around Pedernal and the small settlement at Dummoor.

  8. 2020 Map of Pedernal, 2020 Print
    2020 Map of Pedernal, 2020 Print
    2020 Pedernal
    2020 Print · USGS
    Torrance County, New Mexico, appears in this recent survey as a landscape of remote ranching and wide-open rangeland. Genealogists and local historians can trace the sparse road network and property lines connecting the localities of Pedernal and Dummoor.

  9. 2023 Map of Pedernal, 2023 Print
    2023 Map of Pedernal, 2023 Print
    2023 Pedernal
    2023 Print · USGS
    Torrance County ranching country is mapped here in the early 2020s, showing the enduring rural layout of the New Mexican plains. Local historians and land researchers can trace the modern road network and property lines around Pedernal, Dummoor, and Eshelman Rd.

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