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1962 Map of Elko West

Name: 1962 Topographic Map of Elko West
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1965
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1965

About this map

Elko serves as the focal point of this Nevada survey, showing the city's development alongside the Southern Pacific and Western Pacific railroads. The town's mid-century infrastructure is well-defined, featuring the Elko Municipal Airport, the County Fairgrounds, and a Drive-in Theater. To the north and south, the Elko Colony Indian Reservation and Te-Moak Indian Reservation occupy significant portions of the landscape.

The Humboldt River winds through the central valley, flanked by the Adobe Range to the northwest. A notable historical detail is the persistence of the Elko-Hamilton Stage Route, which provides a tangible link to earlier 19th-century transit patterns. Local landmarks like Hot Hole and Mary Larson Spring offer specific points of interest for genealogists and researchers tracking the geography of family homesteads or early regional travel.