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1971 Map of Wendell

Name: 1971 Topographic Map of Wendell
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1974
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1974

About this map

Agricultural development and industrial infrastructure define the landscape around Wendell in the early 1970s. The town's grid is centered on its commercial and civic core, featuring a local Hs, several churches, and a Park. Its position as a shipping hub for Idaho's high desert farmland is evidenced by the Union Pacific Railroad line, which services a prominent Grain Elevator and local Station.

The surrounding terrain is heavily modified for irrigation, crisscrossed by the W Canal and numerous Lateral ditches. Engineering features like the Siphon north of town and a long-distance Pipeline illustrate the complexity of managing water in this region. Small outlying settlements like Tuttle and the distinctively named Corral appear alongside various Well sites and a local Cem, providing valuable landmarks for genealogists and local historians tracing mid-century rural growth.