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1967 Map of Mount Pleasant

Name: 1967 Topographic Map of Mount Pleasant
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1969
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1969

About this map

Mount Pleasant serves as the focal point of this Sanpete County survey, showing the community's established grid layout alongside the Denver and Rio Grande Western railroad. The agricultural character of the Sanpete Valley is evident in the complex network of irrigation features, including the Frandsen Canal, Mount Pleasant Canal, and the City Ditch, which divert water from the San Pitch River and Pleasant Creek. These systems sustained the valley's farms before they reached the higher elevations of the Cedar Hills to the west.

Industrial and recreational markers of the mid-20th century appear on the outskirts of town, notably the Drive-in Theater north of the city limits and several Gravel Pits near the Round Hills. Genealogists can locate the City Cem south of the main settlement, while transportation history is preserved through the Mount Pleasant Airport and the small locality of Last Chance located further south along the rail line.