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1948 Map of Springville

Name: 1948 Topographic Map of Springville
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1959
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1959

About this map

Springville serves as the focal point of this late-1940s survey, showing a well-established grid concentrated around the Denver & Rio Grande Western Railway. The town is characterized by its numerous educational institutions, including Lincoln Sch, Grant Sch, High Sch, and Jefferson Sch, alongside civic landmarks like City Hall. To the north, the industrial presence of Ironton contrasts with the agricultural and residential expansion seen at the Mapleton City Boundary to the south.

The dramatic rise of the Wasatch Mountain range dominates the eastern half of the map, where the Uinta National Forest begins. Steep canyons such as Slide Canyon and Slate Canyon overlook the valley, while the U S Fish Hatchery and State Fish Hatchery mark the spring-fed transitions from the mountain slopes to the settled lowlands. This era captures the community before the post-war suburban sprawl fully altered the open land between these canyon-mouth settlements.