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1932 Map of Stark

Name: 1932 Topographic Map of Stark
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1932
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1932

About this map

The San Rafael Del Valle land grant area along the San Pedro River defines this 1932 tactical survey, capturing the borderlands of Cochise County during a period of transition. The river valley serves as a corridor for the Southern Pacific railroad and the Bisbee Borderland Road Route, which connect small settlements and cattle operations like Hereford and the Canton Ranch. Evidence of groundwater reliance is visible through the Artesian Wells located north of Palominas School.

To the west, the landscape rises toward the Huachuca Mountains, marked by Ash Peak and a series of canyons including Hunter Canyon and Montezuma Canyon. Numerous small holdings and place names such as Radcliffe, Garces, and Stark reflect the early twentieth-century rural density. The map terminates at the international boundary between the United States and Mexico, showing the network of local roads and property divisions that reached the southern edge of Arizona.