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1978 Map of Schnebly Well

Name: 1978 Topographic Map of Schnebly Well
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1985
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1985

About this map

The Zuni River meanders across this corner of Apache County, Arizona, during the 1970s and 1980s, revealing a landscape defined by ranching and sparse water resources. The most prominent settlement feature is the St Johns State Welfare Ranch, which serves as a notable anchor for local history and institutional geography in the region. Surrounding this facility, the terrain is marked by essential livestock infrastructure, including Platts Windmill, a Corral, and various water sources such as the namesake Schnebly Well.

A network of unimproved roads and a Jeep Trail trace the contours of the high desert, connecting remote landmarks like a solitary Spring and a Water Tank. These features reflect the practicalities of managing the arid environment east of St. Johns before more modern development reached these reaches of the Colorado Plateau. The survey also preserves the precise location of benchmarked elevations across the benchlands and river valleys.