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1943 Map of Vamori

Name: 1943 Topographic Map of Vamori
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1943
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1943

About this map

Papago Indian Reservation dominates this desert landscape in southern Arizona, surveyed shortly before the United States entered World War II. The map details a series of traditional O'odham settlements and ranching outposts, including Vamori, San Miguel, and Komalik, which are connected by a network of unimproved roads and trails. The terrain is defined by the broad Vamori Valley and Baboquivari Valley, flanked by the Alvarez Mountains and the prominent Morena Mtn to the south.

Located directly along the United States Mexico border, the sheet illustrates the cross-border geography of the Sonoran Desert. Numerous small tanks and wells are scattered across the flats to support local livestock, while the Vamori Wash and Baboquivari Wash provide seasonal drainage. Genealogists and historians can trace several small communities such as Supi Oidak, Choulic, and the San Agustin Ranch as they existed in the early 1940s.