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1981 Map of Kino Springs

Name: 1981 Topographic Map of Kino Springs
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1981
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1981

About this map

The Santa Cruz River defines this high-desert landscape in the early 1980s, flowing south across the international boundary between Arizona and Sonora. Along its banks, the map captures a network of traditional ranching outposts and settlements, including the Buena Vista Ranch and the older ruins at Buenavista Viejo. In the northern portion, the Patagonia Mountains rise into the Coronado National Forest, where infrastructure like the Duquesne Road and various cattle tanks like Sycamore Tank supported the local cattle economy.

Across the border in Mexico, the river continues past several named settlements and agricultural sites, including Mascarena, San Rafael, and El Mezquital (San Luis). The map provides a rare look at the cross-border continuity of features like the Aqueduct and the Telephone & Telegraph lines that linked these remote outposts. Researchers can identify local landmarks ranging from a Cemetery near the boundary to the Gaging Station monitoring the vital river flow.