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1962 Map of Catheys Valley

Name: 1962 Topographic Map of Catheys Valley
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1981
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1981

About this map

Catheys Valley serves as the focal point of this Mariposa County landscape, where the settlement’s civic life is anchored by the Catheys Valley Sch and Catheys Valley Cem. The map reveals a transition from valley ranching to more complex terrain, bounded by the Guadalupe Mountains and the prominent Catheys Mtn. This document captures the region after its early mining heyday, though the legacy of extraction remains visible through features like the Francis Mine, the Moore Hill Mine, and several kilns scattered near the Guadalupe Creek.

Strategic locations like Savages Trading Post and Stonehouse highlight historical stopovers along the local drainage networks of Agua Fria Creek and Owens Creek. The presence of the Guadalupe Lookout on the heights and a scattered network of trails suggests a landscape managed for fire observation and resource access. Small settlements such as Bridgeport and the complex naming of nearby gulches like Tailings Gulch and Specimen Gulch provide specific coordinates for genealogical research into the families who occupied these Sierra Nevada foothills.