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1948 Map of Idaho Falls South

Name: 1948 Topographic Map of Idaho Falls South
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1965
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1965

About this map

Idaho Falls dominates the northern reaches of this mid-century survey, its urban core defined by landmarks like the LDS Temple and Sacred Heart Hospital. The city’s expansion south is recorded in the grid of Tautphaus Park and the extensive grounds of Rose Hill Cem. Beyond the city limits, the landscape transitions into a complex network of irrigation and agriculture. The Snake River winds through the center of the sheet, feeding a vast system of man-made waterways including the Porter Canal, Western Canal, and Idaho Canal.

Evidence of rural community life is scattered throughout the Snake River Valley in the form of country schools like the Stanton Sch and New Sweden Sch. The presence of the Riverdale Sch (Aban'd) near the Woodville Canal suggests the shifting population centers of the late 1940s. Transportation is anchored by the Union Pacific railroad and the Yellowstone Highway, which parallel the river toward Shelley and the volcanic rise of Cotton Butte.