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1963 Map of Lukeville

Name: 1963 Topographic Map of Lukeville
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1978
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1978

About this map

Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument and the Papago Indian Reservation dominate this mid-century survey of the Arizona-Mexico border. The map documents a landscape defined by desert hydrology and isolated settlements, centered on the international crossing at Lukeville. Along the border, the U S Customs and Immigration Reserve stands as a key point of transit between Arizona and Sonora.

Remote outposts and tribal communities like Ali Chuk, Pia Oik, and Kom Vo are connected by seasonal washes and valleys, including the La Quituni Valley and Gu Oidak Valley. Water sources are critical identifiers here, from the Sonoyta River to Menagers Lake and the Pablos Charco Reservoir. Evidence of earlier occupation appears at San Rafael (ruins), providing a genealogical window into the vanished ranching or mining sites of southern Pima County.