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1981 Map of Eloy South

Name: 1981 Topographic Map of Eloy South
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1981
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1981

About this map

Santa Cruz Flats define this arid landscape south of the Eloy Corporate Boundary in the early 1980s. The region is characterized by a dense grid of agricultural roads, including Sunshine Boulevard and Toltec Highway, punctuated by hundreds of irrigation wells that support the desert's productive acreage. The Santa Cruz River winds through the southeastern portion of the sheet, providing the primary hydrologic feature for the valley.

The Southern Pacific railroad corridor serves as a major industrial artery, passing through Eloy and south toward the settlement of Picacho. Local landmarks such as the Eloy Memorial Park (Cem) and the Picacho Overpass provide specific points of interest for genealogists and local historians. This era captures the transition of the high desert from open range to a highly engineered irrigation district, as evidenced by numerous Borrow Pits and the isolated Eds Field airstrip.