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1947 Map of Wagoner

Name: 1947 Topographic Map of Wagoner
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1959
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1959

About this map

Wagoner serves as a central point of settlement in this high-desert territory of the Prescott National Forest, mapped just after the war. The landscape is defined by the Hassayampa River and its intricate drainage network, including Hackberry Gulch and Blind Indian Creek. Local ranching life is anchored by the Diamond 2 Ranch and Cooper Ranch, while the inclusion of an Airstrip near Wagoner points to the increasing importance of aerial access in remote Arizona during the late 1940s.

Water sources are vital markers in this arid terrain, with numerous named points such as Ashe Spr, Lawrence Spr, and Campbells Flat Spr providing critical landmarks for land management. Distinctive geological formations like Wades Butte and the deep depression known as The Hole contrast with the level ground of Minnehaha Flat, illustrating a varied topography that would have shaped early twentieth-century cattle operations and travel routes through Yavapai County.