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1968 Map of Washoe City

Name: 1968 Topographic Map of Washoe City
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1972
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1972

About this map

Washoe Valley serves as the central corridor of this 1968 survey, dominated by the expansive Washoe Lake and its smaller counterpart, Little Washoe Lake. The landscape reflects a transition from the mountainous heights of the Toiyabe National Forest and Slide Mtn down to the valley floor. Evidence of the region's industrial past is preserved through markers like the Ophir Mill Hist Marker and scattered operations such as the Union Mine and Galena Hill Mine.

Settlement patterns show a mix of old and new, from the established site of Washoe City to the residential grid of New Washoe City along Brenda Boulevard. Cultural landmarks like Bowers Mansion County Park and three distinct burial grounds—Whispering Pines Cem, Hot Spring Cem, and Franktown Cem—provide significant points of interest for genealogists and local historians tracing early families in the Franktown area.