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1952 Map of Aukum

Name: 1952 Topographic Map of Aukum
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1977
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1977

About this map

Middle Fork Cosumnes River and the South Fork Cosumnes River define this Sierra Nevada foothills landscape, carving deep canyons through the El Dorado and Amador county borderlands. The 1952 field data reveals a rural economy rooted in ranching and resource extraction, with numerous family-named landmarks like the D'Agostini Ranch and Melsons Corner. Evidence of the region's gold mining heritage is found at the Umatilla Mine, Randalls Mine, and the Golden Treasure Mine, while several tailings sites mark the riverbanks.

Local civic life is anchored by a network of rural schoolhouses, including the Mt Aukum School, Fair Play School, and Bridgeport School. Small settlements and locales such as Aukum, Fair Play, and Coyoteville are connected by a web of light-duty and unimproved dirt roads. The transition of the landscape is further noted by the presence of Cedarville (Site) and the Lawrence Mill (Site), indicating locations where once-active structures had already been removed by the mid-20th century.