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1954 Map of Butte City

Name: 1954 Topographic Map of Butte City
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1959
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1959

About this map

The Sacramento River defines the western edge of this landscape, winding past Butte City and its river-adjacent Butte City Cem. This mid-century survey illustrates a complex hydraulic environment dominated by irrigation canals and drainage sloughs, such as Angel Slough and Sanborn Slough, which support both agricultural reclamation and extensive seasonal wetlands. The southern portion of the map is dramatically punctuated by the volcanic rise of the Sutter Buttes, including Peace Valley, providing a sharp contrast to the surrounding alluvial plains.

Local hunting culture is clearly mapped through a dense concentration of private sporting grounds, including the White Mallard Hunting Club, Wild Goose Country Club, and the Sutter Butte Outing Club. These clubs border the expansive Gray Lodge Waterfowl Management Area, reflecting the region's importance as a Pacific Flyway habitat. Scattered rural settlements and social centers like Afton, Pennington, and Union School are linked by a grid of early thoroughfares like the Butte City Highway and Biggs Princeton Road.