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1938 Map of Sunnyside

Name: 1938 Topographic Map of Sunnyside
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1938
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1938

About this map

The Huachuca Mountains dominate this tactical survey, which straddles the rugged international boundary between the United States and Mexico. Positioned in southern Cochise Co. and Santa Cruz Co., the landscape is defined by the massive footprint of the Fort Huachuca Military Reservation and the surrounding Coronado National Forest. This era of the late 1930s shows a high concentration of isolated ranching and mining outposts tucked into deep canyons.

Researchers will find a detailed network of livestock and mineral operations, from the R.O. Cattle Co. and Sutherlands Ranch to the Montezuma Mining Camp near the southern border. Notable settlements like Sunnyside and Hamburg are depicted alongside prominent terrain features such as Miller Peak and Huachuca Peak. The map documents a frontier economy in transition, where old territorial ranches like the Newman Ranch and Deeds Ranch persist alongside established military and forest service infrastructure.