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1925 Map of Castle Dale

Name: 1925 Topographic Map of Castle Dale
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1925
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1925

About this map

Castle Dale and the surrounding Emery County settlements are captured here during a period of transition in the 1920s, showing a landscape defined by irrigation and early industry. The map illustrates the extensive network of ditches, such as the Johnson Ditch, that enabled agriculture on the numerous plateaus like Danish Bench and Buzzard Bench. The presence of the Ferron Mill and the Killpack Mine highlights the local processing and extraction economies that supported towns like Ferron and Orangeville.

Tracing the western edge of the valley, the Manti National Forest rises sharply toward the summits of North Horn Mountain and South Horn Mountain. Between these peaks and the valley floor, the map records numerous family-named landmarks including the Peterson Ranch and Larson Ranch, as well as geological features like the Blue Dugway and Rock Canyon Flat, providing a detailed view of the rural homesteads and topography of the era.