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1921 Map of Briceland

Name: 1921 Topographic Map of Briceland
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1921
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1921

About this map

Briceland and Garberville anchor this 1916 survey, published just as the State Highway system was beginning to formalize travel through the redwood country of southern Humboldt County. The landscape is defined by the winding course of the South Fork Eel River and the Mattole River, which shaped the early development of the region.

Genealogists will find a wealth of family history in the many named holdings and outposts, such as the Ben Stoddard Ranch, Kinser Ranch, and Ettersburg P.O.. These rural settlements and family ranches, including the Tuttle Ranch and Groths Ranch, reveal the sparse but organized settlement pattern of the early twentieth century before the expansion of the modern highway corridor through Miranda and Phillipsville.