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1952 Map of Tombstone

Name: 1952 Topographic Map of Tombstone
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1964
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1964

About this map

Tombstone remains the focal point of this mid-century survey, centered in a landscape of arroyos and mining history within the Tombstone Hills. The town's grid is established adjacent to Walnut Gulch, with the Southern Pacific railroad line providing the primary industrial artery through the desert. Just west of the town site, the Cem and the Schieffelin Monument mark the area's pioneer heritage, commemorating the silver mining era that shaped the county.

The surrounding terrain is defined by distinctive elevations such as Comstock Hill, Ajax Hill, and Military Hill, while local ranching operations like Guthrie Ranch and Fox Ranch suggest the persistence of livestock commerce. Modern infrastructure is represented by the Davis-Memorial Hwy and an Airfield, showing how the legendary frontier town integrated into the regional transportation network of the early 1950s.