1948 Map of Adelaida

About this map

Adelaida and its surrounding countryside are captured here in the late 1940s, revealing a landscape defined by ranching and rural institutional life. The community's local history is anchored by the Adelaida Cem and the Lincoln Sch, while the northern half of the territory is occupied by the extensive Camp Roberts Military Reservation. This period shows a network of family-named holdings like the White Ranch and Chimney Rock Ranch interspersed between numerous watercourses. The drainage patterns of Las Tablas Creek, San Marcos Creek, and Shack Creek dictate the local geography, with the Paso Robles Road providing the primary transit route through this part of San Luis Obispo County. The map documents the specific boundaries between private ranch lands and the expanding military presence during the post-war era.