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1944 Map of Bodega Head

Name: 1944 Topographic Map of Bodega Head
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1944
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1944

About this map

The Bodega Harbor coastline and the rugged inland gulches of Sonoma County appear here as surveyed in the early 1940s. The landscape is defined by the sheltered waters of Bodega Bay and the prominent peninsula of Bodega Head, with Doran Beach forming a long protective spit. Inland, the topography rises sharply toward Mount Roscoe and Irish Hill, dissected by a series of deep drainages including Johnson Gulch and Cheney Gulch.

Small settlements like Bodega Bay and Swallow City serve as the primary human centers, while the presence of the Ocean View Sch reflects the rural community structure of the era. The mapping details the transitional geography where Salmon Creek meets the Pacific, and identifies various coastal landmarks such as Mussel Pt and Arched Rock that have long aided navigation along this stretch of the Northern California coast.