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1942 Map of Bodega Head

Name: 1942 Topographic Map of Bodega Head
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1964
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1964

About this map

The Pacific coastline of Sonoma County appears here in a 1942 survey, centered on the protected waters of Bodega Harbor and the sheltering landform of Bodega Head. This era of the harbor precedes its heavy modern development, showing the small settlements of Bodega Bay and Salmon Creek along the shore, with the inland village of Bodega situated to the east. The landscape is defined by its drainage into the sea, with numerous named ravines like Cheney Gulch and Johnson Gulch cutting through the coastal hills.

Local landmarks such as Irish Hill and Mount Roscoe provide vertical relief against the shoreline, while navigation points like Arched Rock, Alice Rock, and Pinnacle Rock mark the interface with the Pacific Ocean. Rural infrastructure is sparse, noted by the Ocean View Sch on the northern edge of the sheet and the winding Coleman Valley Road following the terrain. This map serves as an essential record of the area's geography just before the post-war changes to the California coast.