1961 Map of Madrid

About this map

Madrid and Cerrillos serve as the central hubs for this high-desert mining landscape in the early 1960s. The region is defined by significant land grants and complex topography, including the Ortiz Mine Grant and the Mesita de Juan Lopez Grant. The industrial heart of the area is evident through the presence of the Ortiz Mine and several other unnamed mines concentrated near Cedar Mountain and Placer Mountain. Transportation and resource management are etched into the terrain via the Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe railroad following the course of Galisteo Creek, while the Cerrillos Reservoir provides a critical water source in a landscape dominated by numerous seasonal arroyos. Historical spiritual and community centers like the San Francisco Ch in Golden anchor the small settlements scattered through the San Pedro Mountains.