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1968 Map of Randolph

Name: 1968 Topographic Map of Randolph
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1980
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1980

About this map

Randolph serves as the focal point of this northern Utah landscape, situated in the heart of the Bear River valley. The town layout is characterized by its organized street grid, including Nor Gray Lane and Field Street, and functions as a local civic hub with the Randolph Ranger Sta, South Rich High Sch, and the Rodeo Ground. The map records an intricate irrigation system essential to the high-desert agriculture of Rich Co, featuring the Sage Creek Canal, the Woodruff Extension Canal, and the Big Creek Pump Ditch.

Water management defines the terrain west of the Crawford Mountains, where numerous named springs such as Crystal Spring and Brough Spring feed into Otter Creek and Little Creek. The presence of the Randolph Camp Historical Mon south of the main settlement suggests the area's deep roots in the pioneering era. To the southwest, the topography rises toward Dry Canyon, marking the transition from the fertile river bottoms to the more elevated range lands used for grazing.