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1967 Map of Oatman

Name: 1967 Topographic Map of Oatman
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1995
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1995

About this map

Oatman and its surrounding gold mining district are the focal point of this late 1960s survey, showing a landscape defined by industrial extraction and high-desert topography. The settlement pattern reveals the legacy of the local mining boom, with the active community of Oatman contrasted by the Old Trails (Site) and Goldroad (Site), marking where earlier hubs once stood. The density of mining activity is striking, with the Goldroad Mine, Tom Reed Mine, and Moss Mine illustrating the intensive development of the Black Mountains.

Water sources like Silver Creek and Whiskey Spring provided critical resources in this arid environment, while prominent landmarks such as Leland Butte and Battleship Mtn provided orientation for early prospectors. The map meticulously records technical details of the era's mining operations, from Tailings piles and Strip Mines to the network of 4WD tracks that linked the Midnight Mine and Pioneer Mine to the larger transportation corridors.