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1960 Map of Kingman

Name: 1960 Topographic Map of Kingman
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1960
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1960

About this map

Kingman serves as the eastern anchor of this mid-century survey, which documents the arid convergence of Arizona, California, and Nevada. The landscape is defined by the Colorado River corridor, recently transformed by the completion of Davis Dam and the resulting waters of Lake Mohave. This period illustrates the transition from a remote mining and ranching frontier to a region shaped by federal infrastructure and recreation.

Evidence of the older extraction economy is scattered across the ranges, from the Potosi Mine in the north to the Searchlight Mine near the river. Significant transportation routes, including U.S. 66 and the Santa Fe and Union Pacific railroads, connect isolated outposts like Kelso, Cima, and Nipton. These rail stops and small ranches, such as Valley Wells Ranch, highlight the thin but vital network of human settlement maintained across the Pahrump Valley and Devils Playground.