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1953 Map of Boiling Springs

Name: 1953 Topographic Map of Boiling Springs
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1955
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1955

About this map

Boise National Forest encompasses the majority of this mid-century landscape, where the Middle Fork Payette River and its numerous tributaries carve through the central Idaho interior. The map illustrates a remote wilderness managed through a network of service points, including the Boiling Springs Guard Station and the Silver Creek Guard Station. Significant thermal activity is noted throughout the area, with Bull Creek Hot Springs and Rocky Canyon Hot Springs appearing as key geological landmarks.

On the western edge, the small community around Alpha Grange and the Alpha Cemetery provides evidence of local settlement and social organization in the early 1950s. High-altitude coordination is represented by the Silver Creek Lookout and prominent summits like Eureka Point and Sixmile Point. The presence of the Reservoir and smaller bodies like Warner Pond suggests the importance of water management for the surrounding forest and valleys during this era.