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1967 Map of Tabor Flats

Name: 1967 Topographic Map of Tabor Flats
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1982
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1982

About this map

Tabor Flats defines this portion of the high desert in Elko County, where the infrastructure of ranching and transcontinental transport converges. The landscape is marked by essential water sources for cattle and transit, including West Tabor Well, Dahl Well, and Spratling Well, which sustained life in an arid environment. Near the southern edge of the sheet, the Humboldt River receives flows from Bishop Creek and Trout Creek, creating a critical corridor for both natural drainage and human industry.

Transportation history is particularly evident through the parallel routes of the Southern Pacific and Western Pacific railroads. These modern lines run south of a preserved Old Railroad Grade, tracing the evolution of steam and diesel travel across the Great Basin. Away from the rails, a network of Jeep Trails and unnamed tracks navigate the gentle slopes flanking Tabor Creek, providing a detailed look at the rural land use and surveying patterns of the mid-1960s.