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1953 Map of Boiling Springs

Name: 1953 Topographic Map of Boiling Springs
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1964
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1964

About this map

Boise National Forest dominates this mid-century survey of the Idaho wilderness, where the Middle Fork Payette River and South Fork Payette River carve through the high country. The landscape is defined by its thermal activity, featuring numerous geothermal sites such as Bull Creek Hot Springs and Rocky Canyon Hot Springs. Human activity is concentrated along the river corridors and at designated administrative outposts, including the Boiling Springs Guard Station and the Silver Creek Lookout on the eastern edge.

Genealogists and local historians can find traces of early settlement at the Alpha Grange and Alpha Cemetery near the western boundary. The map captures a transition from the small settlement of Corrat to the high mountain passes like Silver Creek Summit and Trail Creek Summit. Notable landmarks such as Sixmile Point and Rattlesnake Point provide orientation across this complex network of creeks and timberland.