1952 Map of Camino

About this map

Camino and the surrounding timber and mining lands of the Sierra Nevada foothills are captured here during a period of transition in the mid-twentieth century. The landscape is defined by the deep canyons of the North Fork Cosumnes River and its branches, where decades of resource extraction left a dense network of claims. From the northern fruit-growing ridges near Five Mile Terrace to the southern reach of Omo Ranch, the map reveals a rugged geography stitched together by irrigation ditches like the Caldor Ditch and historic routes such as the Mormon Emigrant Trail. Local history is preserved in the locations of numerous one-room schoolhouses, including Indian Diggings Sch and Blair Dist Sch, alongside landmarks of early California history like Old Fort Jim. A complex mining economy is evident through dozens of named sites like the Yellow Aster Mine and Gold Note Mine, which once supported now-diminished settlements across the Eldorado National Forest.