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1957 Map of Yerington

Name: 1957 Topographic Map of Yerington
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1964
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1964

About this map

Yerington stands as the central hub of this agricultural and mineral valley in the late 1950s, surrounded by an intricate network of irrigation canals including Merritt Ditch and Fox Ditch. The landscape is sharply divided between the fertile basin along the West Walker River and the mineral-rich slopes of the Singatse Range. Mining activity is prominent to the west, where operations like the Montana Yerington Mine, Bluestone Mine, and Western Nevada Mine dot the canyons near the company town of Weed Heights.

Local life is anchored by family-named landmarks and rural institutions, such as Sanders School and Barrett School. The map captures a moment when the Side Track Railroad and early industrial infrastructure supported the region's extraction and farming economy. Notable rural settlements and homesteads like Mason, Nordyke, and the Strosnider Ranch illustrate the distribution of the population before mid-century modernization reshaped the valley floor.