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1950 Map of Spanish Fork

Name: 1950 Topographic Map of Spanish Fork
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1950
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1950

About this map

Spanish Fork and the neighboring agricultural communities of Payson and Salem anchor this 1950 survey, which reveals a landscape defined by irrigation and early industrial growth. The intricate network of the Mill Race Canal and Salem Line Canal suggests the importance of water management in this valley, while the presence of a Sugar Refinery and Packing Sheds near the Utah Railway and Union Pacific tracks highlights the region's mid-century processing and shipping economy.

Genealogists will find notable detail in the many named schoolhouses, including Thurber Sch and Taylor Sch, along with the Benjamin Cem and several municipal cemeteries. To the southeast, the terrain rises sharply into the Wasatch Range, where family-named landmarks like Mollies Nipple and Tithing Mtn overlook a series of small-scale mining operations, such as the Dream Mine and the inactive Leader Mine.