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1958 Map of Fort Huachuca

Name: 1958 Topographic Map of Fort Huachuca
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1978
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1978

About this map

Fort Huachuca Military Reservation dominates this 1958 survey, showing the mid-century footprint of this Arizona installation and its surrounding community development. The map details the administrative and residential core of Fort Huachuca, including the General Myer School and the Apache Flats area. Adjacent to the post, the growth of Sierra Vista and the nearby settlement of Fry are clearly visible, with pink photo-revised shading indicating the expansion of urban areas through the late 1970s.

The landscape transitions from the developed flats near Libby AAF/Sierra Vista Airport into the high terrain of the Huachuca Mountains to the southwest. Natural features like Huachuca Canyon and Slaughterhouse Canyon provide a sharp contrast to the geometric layout of military housing and the Pipeline corridors. Genealogists and local historians can find specific institutional landmarks such as the William Carmichael School and Buena School, which served the families of this high-desert military hub.