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1968 Map of Downey West

Name: 1968 Topographic Map of Downey West
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1971
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1971

About this map

The Union Pacific railroad corridor anchors the agricultural and transport economy of this Idaho valley during the late 1960s. The settlement of Downey serves as a local hub, featuring the Bannock County Fairgrounds and a Substation adjacent to the rail line. Further north, the small community of Virginia is situated along the same transit spine, surrounded by a network of rural roads such as Richards Road and Cunningham Road.

Water management is central to the landscape, evidenced by the Portneuf Marsh Valley Canal and Marsh Valley Canal which draw from the Portneuf River. To the west, the terrain rises sharply into the Caribou National Forest, where steep drainage systems like Wakley Canyon and Rowley Canyon meet the valley floor. Genealogists may find interest in the Woodland Cem, while the presence of Mines and various gravel pits suggests local extraction industries active at the time of the survey.