1927 Map of Yucca

About this map

Yucca and the neighboring siding of Haviland serve as the primary human outposts in this arid landscape surveyed by J.L. Lewis. The regional economy and movement are dictated by the Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe Railway and the historic Old Trails Highway, which parallel one another through the valley. The terrain is defined by the stark rise of the Black Mountains to the west and a series of ephemeral watercourses, including Sacramento Wash and Happy Jack Wash, which drain the alluvial fans. Away from the rail corridor, a network of tracks like Signal Road and Lebarron Road reach toward the high ground of Cactus Mtn and the appropriately named Flattop. The presence of an Unsurveyed Area in the northeast quadrant highlights the isolation of this corner of Mohave County during the late 1920s.