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1986 Map of Fruitvale

Name: 1986 Topographic Map of Fruitvale
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1986
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1986

About this map

Fruitvale and the small settlements of Starkey, Glendale, and Hoover cluster along the valley of the Weiser River during the mid-1980s. This drainage basin, where the West Fork Weiser River merges with the main channel, serves as the primary corridor for human activity and transportation through the high Idaho terrain. The western boundary of the Payette National Forest defines the eastern edge of the quadrangle, where the land rises sharply toward Fort Hall Hill and the higher timberlands.

Local infrastructure is anchored by the Council Municipal Airport in the south, while the Boise Meridian serves as a critical survey benchmark cutting through the landscape. The map details a network of canyons and gulches, such as Warm Spring Creek and Sage Hen Gulch, that feed into the river system. These features illustrate a classic Western mountain economy where valley floor agriculture and aviation meet the managed timber and watershed resources of the surrounding national forest.