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1964 Map of Union Hills

Name: 1964 Topographic Map of Union Hills
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1975
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1975

About this map

Turf Paradise and the developing Deer Valley region highlight the northern expansion of the Phoenix metropolitan area in the mid-1960s. This survey records a landscape in transition, where established rural infrastructure like the Turkey Track Mine and Upton Mine sit adjacent to new residential subdivisions and institutional growth. The map documents the early footprint of the Deer Valley Airport and several local educational centers, including Village Meadows Sch and Paradise Valley Sch.

Hydrological control is central to the area's development, evidenced by the Cave Creek Dam and various Settling Ponds managing the drainage of Cave Creek and Apache Wash. The terrain is defined by the prominent heights of Adobe Mountain and Buffalo Ridge, while the purple revisions added in the 1970s illustrate the rapid urban sprawl extending toward Bell Road and Greenway Road, transforming formerly open desert into a structured grid of streets and trailer parks.