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1973 Map of Tolar

Name: 1973 Topographic Map of Tolar
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1987
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1987

About this map

The settlement of Tolar serves as the focal point of this high plains landscape, situated precisely along the Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe railroad line. This survey captures a rural New Mexico community defined by its proximity to both the rail corridor and a network of intermittent water sources. The importance of groundwater for ranching and settlement is evident in the numerous named wells and springs throughout the quadrangle, including Gaddy Well, Russell Well, and the evocative Stinking Spring.

Land use patterns are dictated by the terrain of the Long Canyon and the winding paths of Alamosa Creek and Taiban Creek. The map also documents the De Baca Co Roosevelt Co boundary line cutting through the northern sections. Genealogists and local historians will find the Tolar Cem and the specific placement of the railroad depot significant markers of the town's historical footprint in the early 1970s.