Butterfield Overland Trail Stage Stations
author: National Park Service
source date: 2023
availability: public_domain

NPS article listing Butterfield Overland Trail stage stations by division. Lists New Mexico stations including: Frontera (Cottonwoods Station), Fort Fillmore, Mesilla, Picacho Station, Rough and Ready Station, Goodsight Peak Station, Fort Cummings, Cooke's Spring, Murphy's Station, Cow Spring Station, Soldier's Farewell, Deming-area stations, Lordsburg-area stations, and Stein's Pass Station. The route was designated a National Historic Trail in 2023. Covers the nine divisions from St. Louis to San Francisco: Ninth (St. Louis-Tipton), Eighth (Tipton-Fort Smith), Seventh (Fort Smith-Colbert's Ferry), Sixth (Colbert's Ferry-Fort Chadbourne), Fifth (Fort Chadbourne-Franklin/El Paso), Fourth (Franklin-Tucson), Third (Tucson-Fort Yuma), Second (Fort Yuma-Los Angeles), First (Los Angeles-San Francisco).