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1984 Map of Stump Spring

Name: 1984 Topographic Map of Stump Spring
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1985
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1985

About this map

Pahrump Valley and Mesquite Valley converge on this map along the desert border of Nevada and California. The landscape is defined by long-established transit corridors and historic survey lines, most notably the Von Schmidt Boundary (1873) which cuts diagonally across the terrain. This line, established by Allexey W. Von Schmidt in the late 19th century, remains a critical marker for researchers tracing the evolution of state borders in the American West.

Water is a scarce but vital anchor for the area's history, marked here by Stump Spring (Dry). The presence of the Spanish Trail underscores the region's importance as a passage for early travelers and traders navigating between Clark Co and Inyo Co. The map records a network of trails and unimproved roads that trace the floor of the dry basins, reflecting a period when the area remained largely undeveloped desert land.