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1949 Map of Bliss

Name: 1949 Topographic Map of Bliss
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1958
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1958

About this map

Bliss serves as the focal point of this late 1940s survey, situated where the Union Pacific (Oregon Short Line) intersects the high desert landscape. The town is flanked by evidence of early community life, including the Pioneer Cem and a second unnamed Cem to the west. This period captures the critical agricultural infrastructure that enabled settlement in the Snake River Plain, documented by an extensive network of an Irrigation Ditch and the larger Main Canal cutting through the terrain.

The Snake River carves a deep canyon to the south, its flow managed by the Bliss Reservoir and overlooked by the prominent Bliss Point. Locally named routes like King Shoestring Road and Hill Road provide a record of early automotive and ranching access. The boundary between Gooding Co and Twin Falls Co is traced along the river's path, marking a geographic and administrative divide through Tijuana Gulch.