2017 Map of Duran NE

About this map

Duran anchors the northwestern corner of this survey, where the Duran Old Church Cem serves as a significant landmark for genealogists and local historians tracking early families in the region. The landscape is defined by the high plains topography of central New Mexico, marked by a series of ephemeral water features and drainages. The Torrance and Guadalupe county line bisects the terrain, illustrating the political boundary as it traverses a series of draws including Tall Pine Draw and Marino Draw. Ranching infrastructure is evident through the presence of water catchments such as Indio Tank and the seasonal lake bed of Laguna de las Vacas to the south. The mapping of these features, alongside the established Public Land Survey System grids like t3n r15e, documents the historical land management patterns in this arid environment.