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2010 Map of Hinckley

Name: 2010 Topographic Map of Hinckley
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2010
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2010

About this map

Hinckley and its neighboring agricultural settlements of Deseret and Oasis define this West-Central Utah landscape, shaped by an intricate network of irrigation engineering. The path of the Sevier River winds through the southern half of the map, diverted and managed by features like the Abraham Canal, Deseret Canal, and the South Hinckley Canal. This reliance on water rights is evident in the proliferation of named ditches such as Langston Ditch and Neeley Ditch, which extend into the surrounding grid of section lines.

To the west, the terrain transitions into the more arid flats of the Pete Black Cut and the seasonal waters of Deep Lake and Cockleburr Lake. Local family history is centered around the Hinckley City Cemetery and Deseret City Cemetery, while the Gunnison Bend Reservoir on the eastern edge provides a significant hydrologic landmark. The map documents a rural society built entirely upon the careful channeling of the Sevier River into the desert.