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2015 Map of Chico

Name: 2015 Topographic Map of Chico
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2015
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2015

About this map

Chico serves as the primary urban center for this portion of the northern Central Valley, where the campus of California State University-Chico and the historic Chico Cemetery sit near the city's heart. The map documents a complex landscape of residential neighborhoods like Chapmantown and industrial pockets such as Barber and Stirling Junction, which are interlaced with numerous water management features like the Butte-Chico Diversion Channel and Crough Ditch.

Southward, the terrain opens into agricultural lands surrounding the smaller settlements of Durham, Roble, and Dayton. Evidence of local aviation history appears at the Ranchaero Airport and the Butte Creek Hog Ranch Airport. The mapping of several cemeteries, including Glen Oaks Memorial Park Cemetery and Durham Cemetery, provides precise locations for family history research. Throughout the quadrangle, the natural drainage of Big Chico Cr and Butte Creek dictates the layout of roads and property lines across the valley floor.