1957 Map of Mesquite

About this map

The Virgin River Valley serves as the primary corridor for life in this desert borderland, where the irrigation-fed settlements of Mesquite and Bunkerville anchor the southern reaches. This mid-century survey captures the region before its modern expansion, showing the proximity of the local Airport to the Nevada-Arizona boundary and the Cem that serves the pioneer community of Mesquite. The landscape is dominated by stark topographic features, including the sprawling Flat Top Mesa and an intricate network of drainage systems such as Toquop Wash, Sand Hollow Wash, and Pulsipher Wash. These seasonal watercourses carve through the high desert, leading toward the Virgin River, while prominent survey points like VABM Lone Mesa 2732 provide fixed markers in a territory defined by its complex plateaus and steep washes.