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1954 Map of Sky Village

Name: 1954 Topographic Map of Sky Village
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1991
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1991

About this map

San Felipe Mesa dominates the central landscape of this Sandoval County region, which is defined by an intricate network of drainage systems and isolated ranching outposts. The Rio Puerco snakes through the western portion of the terrain, flanked by the San Francisco (Ruins) and Ojito Ranch. This mid-century survey illustrates the vital importance of water management in a desert environment, documented through numerous labels for features like Sandoval Spring, Tortola Spring, and the Benavidez Windmill.

Complex jurisdictional boundaries crisscross the territory, including the Laguna Indian Reservation Montaño Grant Boundary and the Reservation Boundary and Grant Boundary. These markers, along with the New Mexico Principal Meridian, reveal a landscape shaped by historical land grants and federal oversight. Established family-named sites such as Collier Ranch and Sandoval Ranch are situated along the Arroyo Bernardo, highlighting the scattered settlement pattern of the 1950s.