1959 Map of Cliff

About this map

The Gila River corridor serves as the lifeblood of this Grant County landscape, where the small communities of Cliff and Gila sit at the confluence with Duck Creek. This 1959 field-checked survey reveals a rugged ranching and mining territory defined by the towering Big Burro Mountains and Gila Mountains. The map provides significant detail for genealogists, documenting family-named locations such as the Bradberry Ranch, Wallace Ranch, and Hap McCauley Ranch. Traditional rural infrastructure is evident through the inclusion of the Stout Cem and Clark Cem, alongside the Fairground near Redrock Basin. Economic activity of the era is marked by the Black Eagle Mine and Purple Heart Mine in the southern reaches, while an Old Trail and several jeep tracks suggest the difficult passage through the Gila National Forest before modern road networks were fully established.