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1893 Map of Albuquerque

Name: 1893 Topographic Map of Albuquerque
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1904
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1904

About this map

The Rio Grande valley serves as the primary corridor for settlement and transit in this late 19th-century survey of the high desert. The small grid of Albuquerque is centered along the Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad, while older riverside communities like Ranchos de Albuquerque, Artisco, and Alameda line the fertile valley floor. Further north, the convergence of Jemez Creek and the river anchors Bernalillo and the Santa Ana settlement.

To the west, the landscape transitions into the drainage of the Rio Puerco, where isolated outposts like San Ygnacio and San Francisco sit along the winding valley. The contrast between the burgeoning rail-driven hub of the central city and these scattered adobe settlements illustrates the region's shift toward industrial connectivity while still maintaining its traditional agrarian foundations. Significant topographical detail reveals the mesas and canyons that define the limits of early Bernalillo County habitation.