1979 Map of Topawa

About this map

Topawa serves as a central hub within the Papago Indian Reservation in the late 1970s, anchored by the San Solano Mission and the Indian Oasis Sch. The landscape is defined by the broad Baboquivari Valley, where the ephemeral drainage of Fresnal Wash, Topawa Wash, and Baboquivari Wash carve through the arid terrain. To the west, the Artesa Mountains and Topawa Hills provide significant relief, including the prominent Burro Mtn. Human infrastructure is sparse but critical, evidenced by the Landing Strip, several Cem locations, and the Topawa Well Water Tanks. This map captures a desert community structured around its spiritual and educational centers, with old Ruins and a Borrow Pit suggesting layers of land use and habitation in this Pima County expanse.