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1940 Map of Monroe

Name: 1940 Topographic Map of Monroe
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1957
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1957

About this map

The Sevier River valley serves as the central corridor for agriculture and transportation in this pre-war survey of central Utah. The Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad tracks parallel the river, connecting the established communities of Monroe, Elsinore, and Annabella. While the valley floor is defined by a complex network of irrigation canals and settlements like Joseph and Nibley, the eastern landscape rises sharply toward the high elevations of Glenwood Mountain and Monroe Peak.

Remote upland features such as Monrovian Park and the Annabella Reservoir indicate a landscape utilized for both recreation and water management. To the south, the terrain transitions into more isolated territory, where the Poverty Flat Ranch and the Antelope Mine suggest the region's reliance on ranching and mineral extraction. This map captures the Sevier Valley at a time when the rail-and-river economy was the primary driver of local growth and settlement patterns.