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1968 Map of Wells

Name: 1968 Topographic Map of Wells
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1971
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1971

About this map

Wells serves as a critical rail junction in the late 1960s, where the Southern Pacific, Union Pacific, and Western Pacific lines converge near the headwaters of the Humboldt River. This intersection of major transcontinental railroads defined the town's industrial character, evidenced by the numerous borrow pits, gravel pits, and Substations flanking the tracks. The landscape transitions sharply from the flat expanse of Town Creek Flat to the rising elevations of the Wood Hills in the southeast.

Local history is preserved through the marking of the City Cemetery and the Indian Burial Grounds west of the main settlement. The map also documents essential community landmarks including the High School, City Hall, and the Rodeo Grounds. Further south, the terrain drops into the Clover Valley (Depression), illustrating the Great Basin's unique terminal drainage patterns where small springs and Dry Wells dot the arid landscape.