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1979 Map of San Miguel

Name: 1979 Topographic Map of San Miguel
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1979
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1979

About this map

The Papago Indian Reservation dominates this borderlands landscape, where the settlement of San Miguel serves as a focal point near the international boundary. The map illustrates a subsistence-oriented environment characterized by numerous corrals, isolated wells, and water management features like San Miguel Tank and the Vamori Wash. The presence of the Queen of Angels Mission underscores the community's spiritual center, while the United States Mexico Jeep Trail traces the edge of the Baboquivari Valley.

Tracing the southern edge of the reservation reveals the proximity of the Arizona Sonora border. Named locales like Hashan Chuehg and Haivan Vaya are situated against a backdrop of terrain rising toward Morena Mountain. This documentation captures the infrastructure of the late 1970s, from the primitive boundary markers at The Gate to the essential ranching and irrigation sites that sustained life in this arid region.