1912 Map of Randolph

About this map

Bear Lake anchors the northern reaches of this topographic study, its southern shoreline meeting the agricultural flats of Round Valley and the settlement of Laketown. This high-altitude landscape is defined by the north-flowing Bear River, which meanders through a wide valley between the Cache National Forest to the west and the Crawford Mountains along the Wyoming border. The map documents an early twentieth-century ranching economy, where family-named holdings like Kennedy Ranch, Rex Ranch, and Enberg Ranch are situated along the valley floor near the county seat of Randolph. The presence of numerous high-elevation springs, including Falula Spr and Beaver Spring, alongside the complex irrigation network of Big Creek and Woodruff Creek, illustrates the vital importance of water management for the survival of remote settlements like Woodruff in this arid high-mountain environment.