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1964 Map of Newton

Name: 1964 Topographic Map of Newton
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1986
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1986

About this map

The agrarian landscape of Cache Valley is defined by a complex hydraulic network where the Bear River and Little Bear River converge. This mid-1960s perspective captures the irrigation infrastructure essential to the region, featuring the West Cache Canal, Cache Canal, and several sloughs like Clay Slough and Hopkins Slough. The town of Newton sits at the base of the western foothills, while Amalga and Benson anchor the lower marshy plains.

Transport and industry are centered on the Union Pacific line and its Amalga Branch, which once served the local sugar beet industry and farming communities. The Cutler Reservoir dominates the central portion of the map, surrounding unique landforms like The Island at Horseshoe Bend. Family-named landmarks such as Quigley Crossing and small rural hubs like Ballard Junction provide specific points of interest for genealogists tracing the early 20th-century footprint of these northern Utah settlements.