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1961 Map of Richfield

Name: 1961 Topographic Map of Richfield
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1963
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1963

About this map

Richfield serves as the bustling commercial and civic hub of this early 1960s Utah landscape, centered along the Sevier River valley. The map reveals a highly developed irrigation system, critical for local agriculture, featuring the Vermillion Canal, State Canal, and Western Canal threading through the lowlands. Cultural landmarks of the era are clearly marked, including the County Fairgrounds, a Drive-in Theater, and the Pahvant Sch. Transport and commerce are anchored by the Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad, which links smaller settlements like Venice and Prattsville to the regional center.

Contrasting the valley's development, the western half of the map is dominated by the mountainous terrain of Fishlake National Forest and Pavant National Forest. This high country is dotted with remote outposts and infrastructure such as the Solitude Guard Station and Redview Guard Sta, alongside numerous springs like Teeples Spring and Lone Pine Spring. The transition from the structured street grid of Richfield to the winding jeep trails of Pharo Ridge and Jacks Peak illustrates the dual nature of this Sevier County territory.