Loading map...

1937 Map of Mineral Hill

Name: 1937 Topographic Map of Mineral Hill
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1967
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1967

About this map

Sulphur Spring Range dominates the central landscape of this 1937 survey, where a high-desert mining and ranching economy is visible through its network of isolated outposts and springs. The settlement of Mineral Hill and the Old Whalen Mine highlight the era's subterranean extraction, while family-named holdings like the Plummer Ranch, Bruffey Ranch, and Alpha Ranch define the valley floors.

Transport through the region is marked by the Eureka Nevada (Abandoned) line, indicating a shift in the local infrastructure as old rail routes gave way. The map captures a transition where cattle ranching relied on a series of critical water sources, from Sulphur Spring to Bald Mtn Well, scattered across the arduous terrain between Garden Valley and Diamond Valley. Settlements such as Blackburn and Alpha serve as lonely anchors along the western edge of the mountain ranges.