1942 Map of Bellota

About this map

Campo De Los Franceses land grants and the agricultural valleys of the Mokelumne River and Calaveras River dominate this 1942 landscape. The map reveals an intensive network of rural education, featuring numerous one-room schoolhouses like Tokay Colony Sch, Bruella Sch, and Alpine Sch that served the local farming communities. Transportation is a defining characteristic, with the Central California Traction line and the Southern Pacific railroad cutting through the central valley, connecting the town of Linden and the settlement of Lockeford. To the east, the terrain transitions into the foothills of the Sierra, where the Stockton Terminal & Eastern line terminates. Genealogists will find interest in the Mokelumne Beach Cem and the distinct small-town layouts of Bellota and Clements during the early war years.