2015 Map of Ceres

About this map

The Tuolumne River winds across the northern edge of this San Joaquin Valley landscape, providing the lifeblood for an extensive irrigation network that includes the Ceres Main Canal and several lateral waterways. The city of Ceres serves as a central hub, flanked by the growing urban footprints of Modesto and Turlock. This 2015 snapshot illustrates a classic California agricultural corridor where residential expansion meets productive farmland, divided by the prominent corridor of Railroad Ave. Smaller residential pockets like Keyes, Shackelford, and Bystrom appear as established communities within the valley floor. In the eastern reaches, Lakewood Memorial Park and the edges of Hughson show the transition toward orchard lands. Local history researchers can trace the street grids of early neighborhoods like Harp or follow the paths of named roads such as W Hatch Rd and E Service Rd that define the region's rectilinear layout.