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2013 Map of Neafus Ranch

Name: 2013 Topographic Map of Neafus Ranch
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2013
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2013

About this map

Neafus Ranch and several other family holdings define the high plains of eastern New Mexico in this early 21st-century landscape. The boundary between San Miguel and Guadalupe counties cuts across the northern third of the map, dividing a terrain characterized by deep drainage systems like Cañon Bonita. This area is a network of working livestock operations connected by a rudimentary grid of local roads, including Co Road IFA and Co Road IFC.

Water management is central to life here, with ephemeral and perennial streams such as Cuervo Cr, Little Cuervo Cr, and La Manga Cr carving through the mesa country. At the southern edge, the Difrises Arroyo marks the transition into lower terrain. The map records the persistence of legacy ranching sites like Brito Ranch and Garcia Ranch, which remain anchored to these vital watercourses even as modern infrastructure like Nm-129 skirts the southeastern corner.