2013 Map of Spalding

About this map

The Mimbres River winds through this arid New Mexico landscape, shaping a network of ephemeral watercourses including San Vicente Arroyo and Lampbright Draw. The map is centered on the small settlement of Spalding, which serves as a junction for local roads like Co Road 0018 and Co Road 0019. The primary transit artery, Silver City Hwy NW, cuts diagonally across the terrain, reflecting the modern infrastructure overlaid on a historic travel corridor. This area’s deep connection to frontier history is marked by the Butterfield Trl in the northwest, a remnant of the mid-19th-century stagecoach route. Family-named landmarks and local tracks like Jones Spring Draw, Geronimo Rd, and Wells Fargo Dr suggest a landscape where ranching and early commerce dictated the placement of roads and homesteads.