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1948 Map of Camptonville

Name: 1948 Topographic Map of Camptonville
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1971
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1971

About this map

Camptonville serves as the focal point of this Gold Country landscape, situated within the Tahoe National Forest at the boundary of Yuba and Sierra counties. The 1969 photorevisions reveal the expansion of the New Bullards Bar Reservoir, which dramatically altered the canyons of the North Yuba River drainage. This mapping period captures the transition from older agricultural and mining sites, like the Joubert Diggings and Weeds Point, to modern forest management and recreational land use.

Family names and remote outposts are well-represented across the ridges, including Pendola Ranch, Lohman Ranch, and Godfrey Ranch (Pike PO). The topography is defined by the steep descent toward the Yuba River and Middle fork, with significant historical crossings like Freeman Crossing and landmarks such as the Sleighville House on Sleighville Ridge. This survey provides a record of the area's complex hydrography and the persistence of family-named landmarks in the Sierra Nevada foothills.