Loading map...

1979 Map of Sells West

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

USGS Topo · Published 1979

About this map

Papago Indian Reservation lands dominate this late-1970s landscape, centered on the community of Sells. The desert terrain is defined by the broad Gu Oidak Valley and Sells Valley, where seasonal drainages like Sells Wash and Murk Kui Wash dictate the layout of roads and human settlement. The topographic detail reveals a mix of traditional land use and mid-century infrastructure, including a prominent Hosp and Cem on the eastern edge of the village.

Prominent landforms such as Bird Nest Hill, Etoi Ki, and the South Comobabi Mts rise sharply from the basin floor. Resource management is visible through the network of water features like Bird Nest Tank and several Well sites, alongside modern developments like the Sells Airport and Rodeo Grounds. This era shows the developed core of the reservation as it functioned before later twentieth-century expansions.