1962 Map of Catheys Valley

About this map

Catheys Valley serves as the central hub of this Mariposa County landscape, where the Sierra Nevada foothills meet agricultural valley floors. The settlement pattern reveals a transition from historic mining sites like Agua Fria and Carson to established ranching and local community infrastructure, including the Catheys Valley School and Catheys Valley Cemetery. To the east, the Guadalupe Mountains rise sharply, dotted with historical resource extraction markers such as a Quarry, several Kilns, and the Francis Mine. This 1962 survey, updated with 1978 aerial data, preserves the locations of early outposts like Savages Trading Post and Stonehouse, alongside the rugged drainage systems of Owens Creek and Mariposa Creek. The inclusion of the Guadalupe Lookout and numerous springs suggests a landscape carefully managed for both fire observation and water resources during the mid-twentieth century.