1958 Map of Lochiel

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The United States Mexico border defines the southern edge of this landscape, where the international line meets the high desert of Santa Cruz County. At the southwestern corner, the settlement of Lochiel sits directly on the boundary, serving as a remote port of entry marked by the US Customhouse. The terrain transitions from the broad San Rafael De La Zanja grant lands in the west to the higher elevations of the Coronado National Forest in the east. Hydrology is central to life here, with the Santa Cruz River and scattered water sources like Sheehy Spring and Arlene Tank supporting cattle ranching at sites like the Greene Ranch. Traces of local education and community are found at the Parker Canyon School, while a network of jeep trails indicates the rugged, working nature of this borderland territory in the late 1950s.