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1981 Map of Nephi

Name: 1981 Topographic Map of Nephi
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1991
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1991

About this map

Sanpete Valley and Juab Valley anchor this 1980s landscape, illustrating the complex intersection of high-mountain terrain and established agricultural basins. The Wasatch Range and San Pitch Mountains create a formidable central divide, through which vital transport corridors like U.S. 89 and the Denver & Rio Grande Western RR negotiate steep passes at Soldier Summit.

Settlements such as Nephi, Fairview, and Mount Pleasant show the pattern of development along the valley floors, supported by water from the San Pitch River and Thistle Creek. To the west, the irrigation and water storage systems of Mona Reservoir and Goshen Reservoir reflect the region's managed hydrology. This map records the area just prior to significant landscape changes, capturing the community of Thistle and the rail networks of the Union Pacific RR before the decade's end.