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1952 Map of Camino

Name: 1952 Topographic Map of Camino
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1977
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1977

About this map

The Institute of Forest Genetics and the historic Fruit Ridge dominate the northern landscape of this El Dorado County region during the mid-20th century. The settlement of Camino serves as a central hub, linked to the broader territory by the Camino Placerville and Lake Tahoe RR and the Camino Placerville and Tahoe Road. This area is deeply tied to its resource-extraction roots, evidenced by numerous Placer Mine operations and a Sawmill scattered across the ridges.

South of Snow Ridge, the terrain drops toward the North Fork Cosumnes River and South Fork Cosumnes River, where smaller communities like Somerset and Pleasant Valley are established. Cultural and educational landmarks, including the Camino Union School, River Sch, and the Old Fort Jim Historical Marker, provide specific points of interest for those tracing family history or early California settlement patterns along old transit corridors like Stark Grade and Carson Road.