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1936 Map of Payson

Name: 1936 Topographic Map of Payson
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1965
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1965

About this map

Payson serves as the central hub of this mid-1930s survey, surrounded by an intensive network of mining operations and remote cattle ranches within the Tonto National Forest. The local economy of the era is clearly etched into the landscape through features like Silver King Mine, Wonder Mine, and Vans Mill, while the presence of a Landing Field and the Felton Service Sta north of Gold Creek signals the modernization of transport through the Mazatzal Mountains.

Evidence of ancient habitation is marked by several clusters of Indian Ruins, most notably at The Box (Indian Ruins) near the confluence of Tonto Creek and Cocomunga Canyon. Genealogists will find numerous family-named landmarks including the Seventy Six Ranch, Taylor Ranch, and Mc Cormack Ranch, along with the Gisela Sch near the settlement of Gisela. The terrain is defined by the deep incisions of Rye Creek and Hardt Creek as they drain the high country toward the Verde River.