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2014 Map of Nelson

Name: 2014 Topographic Map of Nelson
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2014
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2014

About this map

Historic US-66 cuts across this high-desert landscape, tracing a legendary corridor through the intersection of Mohave, Coconino, and Yavapai Counties. The small settlement of Nelson serves as a central landmark, situated near the head of Nelson Canyon and Faught Canyon. This area is defined by its transit history and arid-land water management, with features like Limestone Tank and Bull Pasture Tank providing essential water sources in a region of dramatic elevation changes and dry washes like Truxton Wash.

Aviation infrastructure is prominent here, with both Hualapai Airport and the Grand Canyon Caverns Airport serving as remote outposts. Near the western edge of the sheet, the community of Peach Springs marks the continued significance of the old highway corridor. For genealogists and local historians, the Nelson Cem provides a specific point of interest for tracing the early residents who lived and worked along this rugged stretch of northern Arizona.