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1957 Map of Blaine

Name: 1957 Topographic Map of Blaine
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1959
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1959

About this map

The Soldier Mountains and Sawtooth National Forest dominate the northern landscape of this mid-century survey, yielding to the broad, agricultural expanse of the Camas Prairie. The spatial organization of the region is defined by the Union Pacific rail line, which tracks through the central valley connecting small settlements such as Blaine and Macon. This era shows a distributed rural community supported by local infrastructure, including the Springdale School, Manard Sch, and Elk Creek School.

Transitioning south into the Macon Flat and the rising Bennett Hills, the map documents a terrain shaped by both natural watercourses and human engineering. Numerous creeks, including Camas Creek, feed into the prairie, while the presence of the Princess Blue Ribbon Mine in the northeast and various Prospects indicates the area's legacy of resource extraction. For genealogists, the inclusion of the Manard Cemetery and individual farmstead locations provides a specific record of resident families during the late 1950s.