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1994 Map of Sells

Name: 1994 Topographic Map of Sells
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1994
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1994

About this map

The Tohono O'odham Nation and the Papago Indian Reservation dominate the western half of this 1994 topographic survey, centered on the community of Sells. The landscape is defined by traditional settlements like Pisinimo, Ali Molina, and San Miguel situated along desert drainages such as Vamori Wash and Fresnal Wash. This area represents a complex cultural and political intersection, bordering the United States-Mexico border and the Arizona-Sonora state line.

Further east, the Baboquivari Mountains provide a dramatic vertical rise between the reservation and the Buenos Aires National Wildlife Refuge. Industrial activity is concentrated in the northeast at the Mission Mine and Sierrita Mine, while the historic corridor of the Santa Cruz River showcases early Spanish and territorial history through the Tumacacori National Historical Park and Tubac Presidio State Historical Park. The presence of the Luis Maria Baca Grant No 4 reflects legacy land claims along the eastern edge of the quadrangle.