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1965 Map of Tetonia

Name: 1965 Topographic Map of Tetonia
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1980
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1980

About this map

Teton River meanders through the western half of this Teton County landscape, creating a wide wetland margin as it flows north toward Pinochle Road. This mid-century survey documents the agricultural and transportation framework of the Teton Basin, where the Union Pacific railroad line once connected small grain-stop communities like Tetonia, Felt, and Badger. An Old Railroad Grade branching toward the southwest indicates a shifting transportation network during this era.

Local history and genealogy are well-preserved through the location of rural burial grounds and smaller settlements. Researchers can identify the Haden Cem Substation and Felt Cem in the northern reaches, while the Cache-Clawson Cem serves the eastern foothills near Middle Leigh Cr. Numerous gravel pits across the basin floor suggest the local industry supporting the roads and railway that defined these high-altitude Idaho plains.