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1963 Map of Cuba

Name: 1963 Topographic Map of Cuba
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1975
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1975

About this map

Cuba serves as the primary hub in this high-desert landscape, situated where the Rito and Nacimiento Creek meet. The settlement pattern follows the drainage of the San Jose, with established communities like La Jara and Upper La Jara dotting the northern reaches. This 1963 survey reveals the essential infrastructure of rural New Mexico life, from the Santos Niños Ch and La Jara Sch to the Rodeo Ground south of the main town site.

The terrain transition is sharp, moving from the flat expanses of Mesa de Cuba in the west toward the high elevations of the Santa Fe National Forest and the San Pedro Parks Wilderness to the east. Water management and resource extraction are evident through features like Laguna Bonita, various gravel pits, and a pipeline traversing the southern portion of the quadrangle. Small-scale agricultural and ranching life is noted at the Circle A Ranch and Vallecito del Rio Puerco.