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1958 Map of Twin Falls

Name: 1958 Topographic Map of Twin Falls
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1958
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1958

About this map

The Snake River carves a deep path across the Idaho high desert in the mid-1950s, anchoring a landscape of irrigation and military utility. The established city of Twin Falls serves as the regional hub, connected to the north by the Perrine Memorial Bridge. Surrounding agricultural settlements like Filer, Buhl, and Kimberly contrast with the open, arid terrain to the west, where the Saylor Creek Aerial Gunnery Range occupies a massive swath of the Bruneau Valley.

South of the river, the terrain climbs toward the high country of the Sawtooth National Forest, marked by distinctive landmarks like Balanced Rock and the remote Murphy Hot Springs. The Union Pacific railroad corridor through Shoshone and Gooding illustrates the vital transport link that sustained these desert communities before the interstate era. Smaller, specialized locations like Artesian City and the C. J. Strike Reservoir highlight how water management reshaped the Southern Idaho economy during this period.