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1958 Map of Milford

Name: 1958 Topographic Map of Milford
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1976
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1976

About this map

Milford stands as a vital rail and ranching hub at the edge of the Escalante Desert during the late 1950s. The town's grid is anchored by the Union Pacific railroad and features essential local landmarks like the High School, Fairground, and Cemetary. To the west, the landscape rises into the Rocky Range and Star Range, where a legacy of extraction is visible through numerous workings such as the Montreal Mine, Old Hickory Mine, and the Harrington-Hickory Mine.

Evidence of earlier infrastructure persists in the Old Railroad Grade cutting across The Big Wash. The mapping also captures specialized desert features including the Milford Municipal Airport with its Beacon and several named water sites like Mollies Nipple Well and West Point Reservoir. These details reflect a mid-century period where the Beaver River valley supported both a concentrated settlement and an expansive network of upland mining and desert transport.