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1958 Map of Bisbee

Name: 1958 Topographic Map of Bisbee
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1967
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1967

About this map

Bisbee and its surrounding mining districts dominate this 1950s topographic record, centered on the intensive copper operations of the Mule Mountains. The landscape is heavily marked by the massive Lavender Pit and the Sacramento Hill area, surrounded by a constellation of company towns and neighborhoods including Warren, Lowell, Bakerville, and Saginaw. Industrial infrastructure is visible everywhere, from the Tailings Pond and Tailings Dump to numerous named shafts like the Campbell Shaft and Junction Mine.

Southward, the terrain transitions into the Sulphur Springs Valley, where the Southern Pacific railroad connects Bisbee Junction to the border town of Naco on the United States Mexico boundary. This map captures the region at the height of mid-century open-pit mining, documenting local landmarks like the Greenway Sch, the Bisbee Municipal Airport, and the Drive-in Theater alongside traditional ranching outposts such as Mule Mtn Ranch.