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1991 Map of Torreon

Name: 1991 Topographic Map of Torreon
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1995
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1995

About this map

Cibola National Forest defines the western edge of this landscape, where the high terrain of Comanche Ridge descends into a series of deep canyons and seasonal arroyos. The map documents the persistent agricultural and ranching heritage of Torrance County through a distinct pattern of family-named sites, including Chaves Place, Bermudez Place, and Candelaria Place. These individual homesteads are scattered between the larger settlements of Torreon and Manzano, both of which are situated within their respective Spanish land grant boundaries.

Water management is central to life here, evidenced by the numerous named canyons like Cañon de Torreon and Cañon de las Palas, alongside the Arroyo de Manzano. The transition from the steep forest slopes to the flatter eastern plains is marked by distinctive landforms such as Cerrito del Llano. For genealogists, the identified homesites and the local Cemetery near Torreon offer specific points of interest for tracing family lineages in this part of New Mexico.