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1966 Map of Florence Junction

Name: 1966 Topographic Map of Florence Junction
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1976
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1976

About this map

Florence Junction serves as the primary focal point of this Pinal County landscape, situated at the intersection of major desert thoroughfares during the mid-1960s. The area is defined by a transition from managed ranching lands like Burns Ranch and San Mateo Castro Ranch to the more dramatic terrain of the Tonto National Forest. Water management is central to the local geography, evidenced by the extensive Whitlow Ranch Flood Control Basin on Queen Creek and numerous livestock tanks such as Apache Land Tank and Queen Creek Tank.

Natural landmarks like Black Point and Elephant Butte tower over the valley floor, while the emergence of recreational development is visible at the Queen Valley Golf Course. For genealogists and local historians, the map preserves the specific locations of remote homesteads including Milk Ranch and the industrial footprint of a Mill site and Gravel Pit near the creek. The presence of a Landing Strip, a Radio Tower, and several jeep trails highlights the infrastructure supporting communication and transport in this desert environment.