1958 Map of Kuna

About this map

The town of Kuna serves as the focal point for this late 1950s survey of southern Ada County, where the desert landscape meets a sophisticated network of early irrigation engineering. The Union Pacific and Oregon Short Line Railroad cut through the northern half of the sheet, paralleling the course of Indian Creek. The map reveals a transition from the agricultural grid supported by the New York Canal and Mora Canal to the distinctive volcanic topography of the south. Kuna Butte dominates the central terrain, while the subterranean Kuna Cave and local Cinder Pit operations highlight the area's geological character. This record captures the precise infrastructure of rural Idaho life, from the Mc Clenagan Siphon and numerous water laterals to the small community Cem and local Water Tank that anchored the town site.