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1951 Map of San Simon

Name: 1951 Topographic Map of San Simon
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1951
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1951

About this map

San Simon serves as the central hub of this mid-century desert landscape, situated along the Southern Pacific railroad and the modern highway. The map captures a high-desert environment defined by the Peloncillo Mountains, where the state boundary between Arizona and New Mexico cuts through high ridges and deep canyons like Doubtful Canyon. Evidence of the region's rugged transport history is visible at the Old Stage Station (Ruins) and the lone Giddings Grave near the base of Steins Peak.

Resource extraction and ranching shape the terrain, with several isolated operations such as the Volcano Mine and National Mine appearing in the eastern foothills. Named ranches like the Braidfoot Ranch, Horseshoe Ranch, and Guess Ranch suggest a scattered but established pastoral economy. The transition from traditional land use to modern utility is marked by the presence of a Landing Strip and numerous tanks and wells that sustained these remote outposts.