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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 Orangeville anchor this mid-1920s survey of the San Rafael Swell's western edge, where irrigation and coal mining shaped the Emery County landscape. The map captures the early development of the Mormon Corridor, showing the tight grid layouts of Ferron and Clawson alongside the extensive network of ditches like Blue Ditch that brought water from Cottonwood Creek and Ferron Creek to the high benches.

Industrial activity is evident at the Axel Anderson Mine and Killpack Mine on the slopes of South Horn Mountain. Beyond the town sites, the map details numerous family landholdings, including Peterson Ranch, Nelson Ranch, and Larson Ranch, illustrating the agricultural settlement patterns of the era. The rugged geography transitions from the flatlands of Rock Canyon Flat to the high elevations of North Horn Mountain within the Manti National Forest.