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1979 Map of Ash Fork

Name: 1979 Topographic Map of Ash Fork
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1985
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1985

About this map

The town of Ash Fork serves as a critical junction in Northern Arizona, where the Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe railroad corridor meets the infrastructure of the interstate era. This late-1970s survey captures the community's layout, from the High Sch and local Cem to the nearby Ash Fork Landing Strip. The landscape is heavily marked by the region's volcanic geography and ranching economy, featuring numerous water catchments like Steel Crater, Meath Tank, and the curiously named Hells Uncle Tank.

Resource extraction is evident through scattered Cinder Pit operations and a Borrow Pit along the highway. To the east, the map details the rural character of the Kaibab National Forest, where old transportation routes like the Old Railroad Grade and various Jeep Tr paths navigate across Putney Flat. Distinctive ranching landmarks such as the Quarter Circle XX Ranch and Rods Winter Camp are documented alongside the modern engineering of the Monte Carlo Interchange.