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1972 Map of Newcastle

Name: 1972 Topographic Map of Newcastle
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1976
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1976

About this map

Newcastle serves as the primary hub of this 1972 survey, situated at the dramatic junction where the flat expanses of the Escalante Valley meet the rising slopes of the Dixie National Forest. The map illustrates a landscape shaped by water management and resource extraction, anchored by the Newcastle Reservoir which captures runoff from Little Pinto Creek and Pinto Creek.

Genealogists and local historians will find the location of the Newcastle Cem and various rural infrastructure, including a Substa and several labeled Wells that suggest the agricultural importance of the valley floor. The periphery of the forest shows evidence of industrial activity with markings for a Mine, a Gravel Pit, and various Prospects, documenting the transition from valley farming to highland mining in Iron County during the early 1970s.