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1908 Map of Tonopah

Name: 1908 Topographic Map of Tonopah
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1951
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1951

About this map

Smoky Valley and the surrounding high desert of central Nevada reveal a landscape shaped by early 20th-century mining booms and remote ranching outposts. This era of extraction is visible through numerous workings like the Liberty Mine and the Sullivan Mine, while the Goldfield and Tonopah RR provided the critical heavy transport link for the region's mineral wealth. The map documents early-century settlements such as Round Mountain, Manhattan, and Berlin, many of which were tied directly to the nearby ore deposits.

Water remains the primary constraint of the terrain, as evidenced by the density of named springs and wells like Darrough's Hot Springs and Marble Spring. Scattered ranches, including Millett's Ranch and Cloverdale Ranch, occupy the more hospitable stretches of the Toyabe Range and Shoshone Mountains. From the Borax Works near the Columbus salt marsh to the lonely Derringer's Blacksmith Shop, these labels preserve the infrastructure of a pre-highway Nevada.