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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 corridor industrial and agricultural history is visible in this landscape where Sacramento Co and Amador Co meet. The terrain is marked by significant extractive history, including extensive Dredge Tailings and numerous Claypit sites scattered near the Indefinite Boundary. The settlement at Carbondale serves as a focal point along the Southern Pacific rail line, while the Michigan Bar Historical Marker and the nearby Michigan Bar Cem point to an earlier gold-rush era mining community.

Transport patterns define the area, from the Landing Strip and Landing Field to a network of local roads like Michigan Bar Road and Pony Brown Road. Natural features like Arroyo Seco, Arkansas Creek, and Willow Creek provide drainage through the undulating hills, while the village of Bridge House and the Live Oak Cem at Live Oak offer clear markers for genealogists researching family ties in this transition zone between the valley and the foothills.