1982 Map of Soda Springs

About this map

Soda Springs serves as the industrial and transport hub for this Idaho-Wyoming borderlands region, where the Union Pacific railroad and US Highway 30 facilitate the movement of goods through the Gem Valley. The landscape is defined by its phosphate mining legacy, clearly visible through the Phosphate Mine operations and Tailings Ponds near the settlement of Conda. To the north, the Blackfoot Reservoir and Chesterfield Reservoir manage water resources against the backdrop of the Caribou Range and Aspen Range. Smaller agricultural and ranching communities like Chesterfield, Bancroft, and Grace dot the valleys between the high ridges of the Webster Range and Gannett Hills. This survey documents a critical period of natural resource extraction and high-country settlement, anchored by the Caribou National Forest and the eastern edge of the Fort Hall Indian Reservation.