2001 Map of View

About this map

View and the surrounding agricultural lands of southern Idaho are defined by a meticulous grid of section roads and vital irrigation infrastructure. The landscape transitions from the developed flats, where Unity Ch and the Grange Hall served as community pillars, into the rising topography of the Sawtooth National Forest. This shift is marked by the transition from human-engineered water systems like the Snipe Gulch Drain and Rassmussen Drain to the natural drainage of Big Rocky Creek and Smith Creek. Genealogists and local historians can pinpoint family-linked locations including the Marchant settlement and the View Cem. The presence of numerous corrals throughout the southern section near Antelope Hill underscores the area's enduring ranching economy at the opening of the 21st century, illustrating how land use was partitioned between irrigated farming and upland grazing.