2023 Map of Stead

About this map

Tramperos Creek meanders through this high-plains landscape in Union County, shaping the local topography with its etched drainage patterns. The area is defined by a sparse network of section roads that hint at the ranching and agricultural legacies of northeastern New Mexico. Long, straight thoroughfares such as Stead Rd, Bush Rd, and Proffitt Rd serve as the primary connectors through the township grids of t22n r35e and t21n r36e. These routes often follow family-named landmarks or early settlement paths, such as Zurich Rd and Hayden Rd. The map illustrates a transitional terrain where the flat mesa lands begin to break into the draws and canyons carved by the creek, reflecting the traditional land divisions and road systems used by generations of local inhabitants.