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2010 Map of La Liendre

Name: 2010 Topographic Map of La Liendre
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2010
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2010

About this map

The Gallinas River winds through this high-desert landscape in San Miguel County, anchoring small settlements like La Liendre and Concepcion. This ranching and pastoral region is defined by prominent landforms such as Mesa de los Carros and Mesa Cuatas, where narrow canyons like Cañon de Aguilar cut through the tablelands. The map reveals the sparse but vital infrastructure of the area, including County RD-C48 and County RD-C24 which connect the isolated homesteads and ranching outposts.

Genealogical interest is found near the settlement of Aguilar, where the Aguilar Cemetery and the tiny hamlet of Noriega sit along the drainage of Cañon de las Mujeres. These named places, alongside remote locations like Cañon del Agua Ranch, illustrate a long-standing pattern of family-based land use in the New Mexico backcountry, where water sources like Aguilar Creek dictated the location of every early dwelling.