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1968 Map of Hampton Ranch

Name: 1968 Topographic Map of Hampton Ranch
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1971
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1971

About this map

The arid high plains at the intersection of San Miguel, Harding, and Quay Counties define this landscape during the late 1960s. The topography is dominated by the broad expanse of Baca Location No 2, a significant Mexican land grant tract that dictates the region's sparse settlement pattern. Water management is the primary marker of human activity across these ranchlands, evidenced by an extensive network of named infrastructure including the Oscar Pool Windmill, Weeks Windmill, and Sinkhole Trap Windmill.

Seasonal drainages such as Alamosa Creek and Conejo Creek cut through the terrain near the Gravel Hills, while smaller outposts like McCuistion Camp and the namesake Hampton Ranch provide focal points for local history. For genealogists, the inclusion of the Bryantine Cem provides a specific point of interest in an otherwise open range landscape defined by historical grant boundaries and remote springs like Garcia Spring.