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1958 Map of Squaretop Hills

Name: 1958 Topographic Map of Squaretop Hills
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1963
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1963

About this map

Sulphur Valley stretches across this mid-century landscape in Cochise County, revealing a rural network of cattle ranches and early school sites. The map records the presence of Gears Ranch and Moore Ranch, alongside the Ash Creek School, which served the scattered residents of this high-desert basin. In the southern portion, an Old Railroad Grade runs parallel to the valley floor, marking the path of former transit lines that once connected this region to broader mining or shipping hubs.

Elevated terrain features like the Sulphur Hills, Squaretop Hills, and the northern edge of the Swisshelm Mountains frame the valley. Local history is etched into the landscape via family-named landmarks and infrastructure such as Grizzles Orchard and the Light Cemetery. This survey preserves the location of Light (Site), a place that by the late 1950s was noted primarily as a historical point of reference rather than an active settlement.