1948 Map of Bagdad

About this map

Bagdad and its surrounding mineral-rich mesas define this mid-century portrait of Yavapai County mining and ranching. The landscape is marked by a dense concentration of industrial sites, including the Hillside Mine, Copper King Mine, and Black Pearl Mine, illustrating the intense extraction efforts in the canyons of Boulder Creek and Copper Creek Mesa. These operations are connected by a network of winding roads and mountain passes, such as State Route 26, which linked the isolated copper and gold camps to the broader region. Outside the immediate industrial zones, the map documents a legacy of high-desert ranching at Bozarth Ranch and S H Ranch, set against a backdrop of complex terrain like Contreras Mesa and Sycamore Creek. This survey captures the transition of the area from a collection of scattered prospector claims into the more established mining community that emerged following the war years.