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1968 Map of Bruceville

Name: 1968 Topographic Map of Bruceville
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1981
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1981

About this map

The delta landscape of the Sacramento Co and San Joaquin Co border is defined by a complex network of sloughs and rivers that shaped the region's early transport and agriculture. The convergence of the Mokelumne River, Cosumnes River, and Laguna River near Mokelumne City highlights a period when waterway access was as vital as the steel rails of the Western Pacific Railroad and Southern Pacific that bisect the territory.

Aerial updates from the late 1960s and 1970s reveal the transition of large agricultural holdings like Kuhn Ranch and the established New Hope Tract. This period also documents the presence of infrastructure such as Franklin Field with its Landing Strip, alongside regional utility markers including the Thornton Gas Field and several isolated gas wells. Scattered settlements like Bruceville and Point Pleasant serve as anchors for a grid of named rural roads, including Hood Franklin Road and Twin Cities Road, which linked the many family farms and dairies characteristic of this fertile valley floor.