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1954 Map of Unionville

Name: 1954 Topographic Map of Unionville
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1956
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1956

About this map

The Humboldt Range dominates this landscape, serving as a backdrop for the silver mining history of Pershing County. In the mid-1950s, the remnants of the once-bustling mining district are clearly visible, particularly around Unionville and the canyon-side ruins of Rochester. The map captures a complex industrial footprint of shafts and tunnels, including the Arizona Mine and the Bonanza King Mine, which were central to the region's prosperity in earlier decades.

Below the steep peaks, the Buena Vista Valley opens up, traversed by the historic Old Emigrant Road and the Unionville Lovelock Road. The transport of ore is indicated by a Railroad line serving the southern mines near Lower Rochester and the Nevada Packard Mines. This map is particularly valuable for tracing the location of smaller operations like the Cinnabar City Mine and ephemeral settlements such as Fitting that emerged during the height of the Nevada mining booms.