1920s Maps of Mendocino County, California

1. 1920 Map of Glenblair

   

   1920 Glenblair

   1920 Print · USGS

   Coastal Mendocino County is seen here during the height of the early twentieth-century timber boom, where private rail lines carved through the redwood canyons. Researchers can trace the old logging camps and industrial spurs of the Albion Lumber Company and the California Western Railroad & Navigation Co through Irmulco and Northspur.

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4. 1920 Map of Pt. Delagda

   

   1920 Pt. Delagda

   1920 Print · USGS

   The Humboldt County coast in the years following the Great War remained a remote landscape of family-run operations and steep shorelines. Researchers can trace early ranching sites and coastal landmarks like Shelter Cove, Etters Ranch, and Honey Dew.

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7. 1920 Map of Cummings

   

   1920 Cummings

   1920 Print · USGS

   Mendocino County ranching and transit corridors are captured in the years following the Great War as the modern highway began to take shape. Genealogists and historians can locate family holdings like Buckhorn Ranch and Spittler Ranch alongside early settlements at Bell Springs and Cummings.

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10. 1920 Map of Ukiah

    

    1920 Ukiah

    1920 Print · USGS

    Mendocino County life centers on the Russian River valley during the years following the first World War. Family historians can locate specific homesteads like Roderis Ranch and trace rail operations at El Roble Siding or Clemhurst Spur.

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13. 1920 Map of Covelo

    

    1920 Covelo

    1920 Print · USGS

    Tracing the Eel River in the early twentieth century, this military survey reveals the remote homesteads and rail infrastructure of Mendocino County. Genealogists can locate family-named sites like Fred Simmerly Sr and Nash along the Northwestern Pacific Railroad.

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16. 1920 Map of Harris

    

    1920 Harris

    1920 Print · USGS

    Humboldt County ranching and rail life are recorded here during the early twentieth century as the railroad carved its path through the Eel River canyon. Researchers can trace historic family holdings like Carey Ranch or locate early industrial sites such as the Steelhead US Fish Hatchery and Fort Seward.

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19. 1920 Map of Fort Bragg, 1928 Print

    

    1920 Fort Bragg

    1928 Print · USGS

    The Mendocino coast in the early twentieth century reveals a rugged network of timber ports and pioneer rail lines. Genealogists and historians can trace the early footprints of Fort Bragg, the Cal Western R R & Nav Co railroad, and the historic lighthouse area at Pt. Cabrillo.

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22. 1921 Map of Kelseyville

    

    1921 Kelseyville

    1921 Print · USGS

    Northern California's thermal springs and mining districts are in full view in this early twentieth-century survey of Lake and Sonoma counties. Researchers can trace historic ranch boundaries like Moulton Ranch or locate vanished operations at the Cloverdale Quicksilver Mine and the Geyser Hotel.

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25. 1921 Map of Westport

    

    1921 Westport

    1921 Print · USGS

    The Mendocino coast comes alive in the early twentieth century as a hub for timber and coastal shipping. Genealogists and historians can trace the foundations of Westport and Rockport, or follow the path of the Ten Mile River Logging RR.

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28. 1921 Map of Briceland

    

    1921 Briceland

    1921 Print · USGS

    Humboldt County ranching and river life are captured here during the first World War, showing the early infrastructure of the redwood region. Researchers can locate numerous family holdings like the Ben Stoddard Ranch and settlements at Briceland and Garberville.

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31. 1921 Map of Branscomb

    

    1921 Branscomb

    1921 Print · USGS

    Coastal Mendocino County is documented during the height of early twentieth-century timber harvesting, focusing on the remote drainages of the Eel and Ten Mile Rivers. Local historians can trace logging infrastructure at N.W. Redwood Co. Camp No. 3 and early settlements like Branscomb and Wilderness Lodge.

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34. 1922 Map of Willits

    

    1922 Willits

    1922 Print · USGS

    Mendocino County's timber and rail corridor comes to life in the early twenties, centered on the growing hub of Willits. Researchers can trace the winding routes of the California Western Railroad and locate vanished stops like Shake City and Buckhorn.

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37. 1922 Map of Hullville

    

    1922 Hullville

    1922 Print · USGS

    The pre-reservoir wilderness of Lake County is captured in this 1916 survey, shortly before the valley was flooded. Genealogists and historians can trace early homesteads and camps like Hullville, Boardman Camp, and Masons along the South Fork Eel River.

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40. 1926 Map of Covelo

    

    1926 Covelo

    1926 Print · USGS

    The isolated high valley of Covelo is captured here in the mid-1920s, surrounded by the wilderness of the California National Forest. Local historians can locate the Indian School, early ranger outposts, and family landmarks like Browns Ranch.

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43. 1929 Map of Eden Valley

    

    1929 Eden Valley

    1929 Print · USGS

    Mendocino County’s interior wilderness is captured in the late 1920s, showing a landscape defined by the Eel River and remote mountain camps. Researchers can locate early family-named outposts like Crocker Place and trace the historic Mendenhall Trail through the high country.

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