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1967 Map of Belleville

Name: 1967 Topographic Map of Belleville
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1969
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1969

About this map

Belleville (Site) sits at the intersection of mining and transport history in this late 1960s survey of the Nevada desert. Located between the Excelsior Mountains and the Candelaria Hills, this former silver milling town is reduced to its foundational elements, including Mill (Ruins), extensive Tailings, and a Cem. The industrial footprint of the region is further evidenced by the Giroux Mine and an unnamed Mine to the northwest, alongside the archaeological traces of the Old RR Grade and Old Railroad Grade that once connected these remote extraction sites to the outside world.

Transportation through the arid terrain relied on the Jeep Trail network, winding through Sand Dunes and over the high point at Little Summit. The geography is defined by its isolation, with Candelaria Junction (Site) serving as a silent waypoint where rail grades converged. This map records a landscape where the ephemeral structures of the silver boom have given way to ruins and geographical markers.