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1911 Map of Brighton

Name: 1911 Topographic Map of Brighton
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1947
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1947

About this map

The American River carves a winding course through the heart of this landscape, separating the residential expansion of Sacramento from the sprawling ranchlands of Del Paso. At the time of this 1908–1909 survey, the city is rapidly pushing southeast, with neighborhoods like Highland Park and Oak Park established alongside the streetcar and rail lines. Notable landmarks of the era include the County Hospital, the Fairgrounds, and the massive Eastlawn Cemetery.

Transport is defined by a dense intersection of river and rail, including the Southern Pacific R. R. and the Niles and Sacramento Line. Small agricultural outposts such as Brighton and Perkins sit along the Placerville Branch railroad, while the southern reaches of the map near Morrison Creek remain primarily rural, dotted with isolated landmarks like Elder Creek School and the Elder Creek Cemetery. The transition from the urban grid of New Helvetia to the sloughs and ranch lands north of the river illustrates the region's early twentieth-century development.