1973 Map of Crookton

About this map

The Coconino Co Yavapai Co border runs through this high-country landscape, where the infrastructure of Western transit and livestock management dominates the terrain. Centered on the Crookton (Site), the map captures the transition of the regional rail corridor as the Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe railroad snakes across the landscape, paralleled by an Old Railroad Grade that marks an earlier path through the hills. This is a region defined by water scarcity and industrial extraction, evidenced by numerous Quarries and water catchment features like Garrett Tank and Gleed Tank. In the south, the presence of Pene Az and a small Cem near Pineveta Wash offer clues for genealogists tracking early ranching or rail-related settlements in this high-desert environment.