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1977 Map of Show Low South

Name: 1977 Topographic Map of Show Low South
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1978
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1978

About this map

The southern fringes of Show Low meet the high-altitude pine forests and canyons of the Mogollon Rim in this late-1970s survey. The landscape is divided between the Sitgreaves National Forest and the northern boundary of the Fort Apache Indian Reservation, where the Forestdale Trading Post sits along the road near Forestdale Spring. This period of Navajo County history shows the early infrastructure of the region, including the Jr High Sch and Hospital in town, alongside recreational sites like Show Low Lake, Camp Grace, and Camp Tatiyee.

Water management is a central theme of this terrain, evidenced by a dense network of named livestock tanks and springs scattered across Cottonwood Ridge and Skiddy Canyon. From the Gaging Station on Show Low Creek to the Sewage Disposal Ponds and various wells, the map records the vital engineering required to sustain settlement on the rim. Notable local landmarks like Ruin Springs and Jack Amos Spring provide specific points of interest for genealogists tracing family ties to these uplands.