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1950 Map of Enoch

Name: 1950 Topographic Map of Enoch
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1957
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1957

About this map

The settlement of Enoch and the surrounding high desert terrain anchor this mid-century survey of Iron County. To the south, the Union Pacific line cuts across the landscape near Iron Springs, marking a critical transportation corridor for the region's agricultural and mining interests. The map reveals a series of established ranching operations and farmsteads, including Adams Ranch, Leigh Farm, and Clark Ranch, which suggest a distributed rural economy dependent on local water sources like Johnson Creek and Rush Lake.

Evidence of earlier habitation is visible at Fort Johnson (Site) and Stevensville (Site), providing valuable data for those tracing the evolution of pioneering communities. The topography transitions from the flat expanse of the Escalante Desert through The Bald Hills to the dramatic rise of the Hurricane Cliffs. Infrastructure of the era is represented by the Enoch Ditch and a network of unimproved roads such as Minersville Road and Mid Valley Road.