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1954 Map of St. George

Name: 1954 Topographic Map of St. George
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1965
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1965

About this map

St George serves as the hub of southwest Utah in this mid-century survey, showing the town's core around the Temple and Dixie Jr College. The landscape is a study in desert hydrology and volcanic geology, where the Virgin River and Santa Clara River provide vital water to agricultural areas like the Washington Fields and St George Fields. Volcanic activity has shaped the terrain, evidenced by the South Black Rocks, North Black Rocks, and the prominent Middleton Black Ridge that hems in the settlement.

The map captures outlying pioneer communities and infrastructure as they stood in the 1950s, including Santa Clara, Ivins, and the site of Atkinville near the First Narrows. Significant landmarks of the era are present, from the Municipal Airport west of the city to the Landing Field in Little Valley. To the north, the Red Mountains and Dixie National Forest define the high country, while the Shivwits Indian Res occupies the western reaches of the quadrangle.