1968 Map of Lida

About this map

Lida serves as the focal point for this 1960s survey of high-desert terrain in Esmeralda County. Located at the foot of the Palmetto Mountains, this small settlement is surrounded by evidence of early industrial and transit activity, including a Water Tank and a local Cem. The landscape is defined by the sharp transition from the mountainous peaks down through Lida Canyon into the expansive Lida Valley. Local resource extraction and water management are visible through markers for a Prospect, several Borrow Pit locations, and the Pipeline Reservoir. For genealogists and local historians, the inclusion of Stewarts Mill (Site) and Stewarts Spring provides specific names tied to the historical land use and early development of this arid region.