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1929 Map of Norton

Name: 1929 Topographic Map of Norton
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1929
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1929

About this map

The Southern Pacific railroad corridor defines this desert landscape, linking the small railroad siding of Tyson to the settlement at Norton. Surveyed in the mid-1920s, the map reveals a reliant water infrastructure essential for desert survival, featuring family-named locations like Mesquite Jim Well and Terry Ranch. These points of habitation are flanked by the high elevations of the Castle Dome Range to the west and the Mohawk Mountains to the southeast.

The Gila River meanders across the southern portion of the quadrangle, with irrigation and utility interests noted by the Water Co and an Electric Gas Line running through the valley. Transportation is dominated by the Kofa and Mohawk Road, which cuts across the arid plains toward Signal Butte. The presence of small outposts like Growler and Roll illustrates the sparse but critical network of early 20th-century Arizona desert life.