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1914 Map of Avena

Name: 1914 Topographic Map of Avena
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1914
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1914

About this map

The agricultural development of the northern San Joaquin Valley is clearly defined here as of 1912, centered on the small siding of Avena and the neighboring Ellsworth PO. This landscape was undergoing a rapid transformation from dry ranching to intensive farming, facilitated by the expanding infrastructure of the South San Joaquin Irrigation District. A network of ditches and canals crosses the plains, supported by foundational roadways like Mariposa Road and Lone Tree Road.

Regional transportation is dominated by the diagonal corridor of the Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe and the southern reach of the Tidewater Southern. Local life is anchored by a series of rural schoolhouses, including Wildwood School, Four Tree School, and River School, which serve the dispersed farmsteads of the Atlanta area and the river bottomlands along the Stanislaus R at the southern boundary.