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1961 Map of San Luis

Name: 1961 Topographic Map of San Luis
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1964
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1964

About this map

Rio Puerco flows through this 1961 survey of Sandoval County, cutting a deep path through the high desert of northern New Mexico. The landscape is defined by massive formations like San Luis Mesa and Bosque Grande Mesa, which dominate the central terrain. Land use here is rooted in expansive historic tracts, specifically the M and S Montoya Grant and the Ojo del Espiritu Santo Grant, where traditional boundaries intersect with modern infrastructure like a prominent Pipeline.

Cultural landmarks are concentrated near the river, including the San Luis Cem and the more southern Cabezon Cem near the Cabezon Community Reservoir. The map captures a network of drainage features such as Arroyo de los Cerros Colorados and Arroyo Chavez that feed the river valley. For genealogists, the proximity of Cuevitas Camp to these landmarks provides a spatial record of local settlement patterns during the mid-twentieth century.