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1965 Map of Prescott

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

USGS Topo · Published 1965

About this map

Prescott serves as the hub for this mid-century survey of Yavapai County, which captures the region's mining and ranching identity. From the Iron King Mine near Humboldt to the copper and gold operations around Bagdad, the map details a landscape defined by extraction. The central highlands are dominated by the Bradshaw Mountains and Sierra Prieta, where small settlements like Crown King and Walker are linked by rugged roads.

In the eastern reaches, the industrial influence of the Verde River valley is evident at Clarkdale and Jerome. The map also preserves the footprint of earlier territorial history at the Whipple Military Reservation. To the west, the arid Cactus Plain and Sand Dunes contrast with the rugged Santa Maria River canyon, while defunct sites like Swansea and isolated camps like Octave remain visible as markers of the area's mineral booms.