2014 Map of Phoenix

About this map

The dense urban grid of Phoenix is bisected by a network of historic waterways, including the Grand Canal and the branching San Francisco Canal N Br. These irrigation arteries, alongside the Western Canal, trace the city's early agricultural roots even as modern infrastructure like the Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport and the sprawling campus of Arizona State Univ at the Downtown Phoenix Campus dominate the landscape. For local historians and genealogists, the map preserves the locations of numerous historic burial grounds, from the large Greenwood Memory Lawn Cem to the smaller City Loosley Cem and Cementerio Lindo. The influence of the Southern Pacific RR is evident as it cuts through the valley floor, passing south of the central business district toward the Salt River. Residential expansion is marked by established neighborhoods like Squaw Peak Terrace and Villa Monte Vista, while leisure spaces like Encanto Park and its Encanto Lagoon provide green relief within the desert metropolis.