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1974 Map of Pocatello North

Name: 1974 Topographic Map of Pocatello North
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1975
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1975

About this map

The Bureau of Indian Affairs collaborated on this orthophotograph, which provides a high-altitude visual perspective of the expanding urban corridor in southeastern Idaho during the mid-1970s. The transition from the dense residential and industrial blocks of Pocatello into the northward-stretching neighborhoods of Chubbuck is clearly visible against the surrounding agricultural patchwork. The imagery reveals the stark contrast between the irrigated valley floor and the arid, uncultivated hills to the east, illustrating the geographical constraints on development in this region.

Water management and transportation are central themes, as the Portneuf River winds through the southwestern portion of the sheet. Further north, the smaller settlement of Tyhee sits amidst a grid of farm fields, highlighting the rural character that still defined much of the area at this time. This photographic record is particularly useful for researchers studying the mid-century suburbanization of the region and the changing land use patterns outside the city center.