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1952 Map of Goldfield

Name: 1952 Topographic Map of Goldfield
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1978
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1978

About this map

Goldfield stands at the heart of this mid-century survey, surrounded by the remnants of its legendary mining boom. The landscape is heavily marked by the physical structures of the early 20th-century gold rush, including the Florence Mine, Silver Pick Mine, and the Columbia Mill (Ruin). These sites, alongside a Cem and numerous unnamed shafts, illustrate a terrain once bustling with activity during the height of the Nevada mining era.

Beyond the industrial center, the map reveals the stark topography of the Cuprite Hills and the massive Stonewall Mountain. To the east, the Las Vegas Bombing and Gunnery Range occupies a vast portion of the desert, peppered with multiple points labeled as Target. This military presence contrasts with the older network of water sources such as Tognoni Springs and Stonewall Spring, which once sustained prospectors and early settlers in this arid region of Esmeralda and Nye Counties.