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1965 Map of Coolidge

Name: 1965 Topographic Map of Coolidge
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1966
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1966

About this map

Casa Grande Ruins National Monument anchors the northern portion of this 1960s survey, preserving the archaeological heritage of the Sonoran Desert. The town of Coolidge sits at a crossroads of irrigation and infrastructure, where the Pima Lateral canal and the Southern Pacific railroad intersect. The map illustrates a landscape transitioned into intensive agriculture, defined by a rigid grid of rural roads like Woodruff Road and Kleck Road that service numerous wells.

To the south, the Arizona Childrens Colony and the community of Randolph provide social and residential hubs near the McClellan Wash. The western edge is defined by the Indian Reservation Boundary and the prominent Signal Peak. From the small settlement at Eleven Mile Corner to the municipal center of Coolidge with its High Sch and South Sch, the sheet captures a mid-century period of established desert irrigation and localized growth.