1992 Map of Silver City

About this map

Silver City sits at the foot of the Silver City Range in this early 1990s survey, showing the established layout of the county seat and its educational institutions. The campus of Western New Mexico University and local schools like Silver High Sch and La Plata Jr High anchor the northern and western sections of the town. Outside the residential blocks, the landscape is defined by its mining history and topographic extremes, with numerous prospects and open pit mines dotting the areas around Boston Hill and Chloride Flat. The map also captures the high-altitude wilderness of the Gila National Forest, where the Continental Divide winds through a series of summits including Bear Mountain and Stewart Peak. This transition from the urban grid to the undeveloped forest shows the proximity of industry, education, and recreation in this part of Grant County.