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2013 Map of Portales

Name: 2013 Topographic Map of Portales
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2013
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2013

About this map

Portales serves as the focal point of this Roosevelt County landscape, anchored by the expansive Eastern New Mexico University-Main Campus in the southern part of the city. The settlement pattern reflects the area's agricultural and educational importance, with residential developments like the Virginia Estates Subd Rd and smaller named locales such as Mesilla Park scattered along the high plains. The terrain is defined by the Portales Valley, featuring notable hydrological points like Anderson Basin and Portales Spring.

Outlying industry and rural landmarks provide valuable context for researchers, including the Stepping Stone Dairy and the Rest Lawn Memorial Cem south of the main town site. Named tracts such as Southern Hl and Bingham Stratton illustrate the subdivision of land in this part of eastern New Mexico, while a dense grid of Roosevelt County roads connects these remote agricultural hubs to the urban center.