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1886 Map of St Johns

Name: 1886 Topographic Map of St Johns
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1886
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1886

About this map

The St Johns settlement serves as the central hub of this late 19th-century survey of northeastern Arizona Territory. Situated at the junction of the Little Colorado River and the Zuñi River, the region is defined by a landscape of high-altitude basins and volcanic peaks. To the northwest, the Atlantic and Pacific Railroad skirts the edge of the Petrified Forest, following the course of the Puerco River.

Genealogists will find early Mormon pioneer settlements such as Erastus and Concho established near the headwaters of the Little Colorado. The terrain rises sharply toward the south, culminating at Greens Peak and the forested drainages of the North Fork White River. This era of mapping precedes modern irrigation, showing a network of ephemeral water sources and natural landmarks like Mexican Crossing and Salt Lakes that were vital for early stock raising and transit across the New Mexico Arizona Boundary Line.