1941 Map of Vamori

About this map

The Papago Indian Reservation dominates this desert landscape along the international border in southern Arizona. Surveyed just as the United States entered the second World War, the map records a series of traditional O'odham settlements connected by unimproved dirt roads and trails. Central to the geography are the Alvarez Mountains and the Vamori Valley, where drainage like the Vamori Wash dictates the location of villages and cattle tanks. Notable hubs such as Vamori, Choulic, and San Miguel appear with their local cemeteries and wells, while the San Agustin Ranch sits at the base of Morena Mountain. The southern edge is defined by the United States Mexico border, showing the proximity of the Arizona Sonora boundary to remote outposts like Hashan Chuelig.