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1968 Map of Carbondale

Name: 1968 Topographic Map of Carbondale
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1980
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1980

About this map

Cosumnes River corridors and the rolling foothills of the Sacramento and Amador county line define this landscape, heavily shaped by the region's industrial past. The extensive Dredge Tailings along the river and various Claypits near Carbondale reveal the long history of resource extraction in this corner of the Gold Country. Small settlements and rural outposts like Michigan Bar and Bridge House serve as landmarks for genealogists, while the Michigan Bar Cem and Live Oak Cem provide essential anchor points for family history research.

Transportation networks are anchored by the Southern Pacific railroad line in the south, crossing the Arroyo Seco. Local travel follows historic routes such as Pony Brown Road and Michigan Bar Road, connecting the river crossings to the upland clay and mining prospects. The inclusion of the Michigan Bar Historical Marker highlights the area's transition from a bustling mining camp to the quieter agricultural and industrial landscape recorded in the late 1960s.