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1894 Map of Silver City

Name: 1894 Topographic Map of Silver City
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1894
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1894

About this map

Silver City and the surrounding mining district of southwestern Idaho are captured here during a period of high mountain industry and riverbank transport. Along the southern edge of the survey, the high-elevation settlements of De Lamar and Silver City sit tucked between prominent peaks like Florida Mt. and War Eagle Mt., indicating the concentrated silver and gold mining activity near the headwaters of Jordan Creek.

To the north, the landscape shifts as the terrain drops toward the Snake River, where early regional transit relied on a series of ferry crossings before modern bridges dominated. Notable river landmarks include Warm Springs Ferry, Bernard Ferry, and Walter Ferry, which served as vital links between Owyhee and Canyon counties. Smaller agricultural outposts such as Opaline and Reynold along the drainage of Reynolds Creek illustrate the early settlement patterns of the high desert plateau.