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1939 Map of Burney

Name: 1939 Topographic Map of Burney
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1939
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1939

About this map

The Pit River and its major northern tributaries dominate this Shasta County landscape, where the volcanic topography of the southern Cascades meets the logging and ranching economies of the late 1930s. The settlement at Burney sits at a crossroads of the regional Highway system, while the Red River Lumber Co rail line snakes through the northeastern corner near Cassel and Lake Britton, marking the industrial footprint of the timber era.

Remote family outposts and ranches such as Nunnes Ranch, Farnsworth Ranch, and Scharsch Ranch are scattered across the high valleys and ridges, often accompanied by local landmarks like Montgomery Creek Falls. Education in these isolated pockets was served by a network of rural schoolhouses, including Kenyon Sch and the Mountain Grove Sch. To the south, the map transition into the high-altitude wilderness of Lassen Volcanic National Park, showing the early road access and park boundaries.