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1949 Map of Camp Far West

Name: 1949 Topographic Map of Camp Far West
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1959
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1959

About this map

The Bear River defines the landscape of this 1949 survey, where the border of Yuba and Placer counties meets the western edge of the Sierra Nevada foothills. Much of the northern terrain is occupied by the Camp Beale Military Reservation, a significant wartime installation that influenced the local geography during the mid-century. Further downstream, the Camp Far West Reservoir stands as a focal point for water management in the region, adjacent to the Camp Far West Historic Site.

Evidence of early California settlement and industrial history is scattered throughout the area, from the Spenceville Site to the Dairy Farm Mine. Small rural institutions like the Valley View School and the Lofton Cem provide specific points of interest for genealogists tracing family roots in the Thermalands district. The presence of numerous ravines, such as Albion Ravine and Fenton Ravine, illustrates the complex drainage patterns feeding into the main river systems.