1973 Map of Mc Alister

About this map

The small settlement of McAlister anchors this eastern New Mexico survey, providing a record of the community and its outlying landscape in the early 1970s. Located in Quay County, the area is defined by its agricultural and ranching water sources, represented by several named Wells and the intermittent flow of Alamosa Creek winding through the southern half of the quadrangle. For genealogists and local historians, the McAlister Cem remains a critical landmark for tracing family roots in this corner of the High Plains. The landscape is also dotted with evidence of land management and resource extraction, including a Drill Hole and multiple Gravel Pits, alongside depressions that form seasonal water bodies like Caballo Lake and Burk Lake.