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1943 Map of Cholame

Name: 1943 Topographic Map of Cholame
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1943
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1943

About this map

Cholame and the surrounding ranching country of eastern San Luis Obispo County are captured here just as Fairchild Aerial Surveys compiled this topography for the War Department. The landscape is defined by its agricultural lineage, with numerous family-named homesteads and holdings such as Jack Ranch, Taylor Ranch, and Ludeke Ranch scattered across the Cholame Hills. At the crossroads, the Cholame School serves the local community near the confluence of White Canyon and Cholame Creek.

Further south, the settlement of Shandon marks a key stop along the route, supported by the Shandon Pump Station and the industrial presence of the Union Oil Co. The map provides specific genealogical value by locating the Shandon Cemetery and identifying individual residences like those of A Jesperson and Schroeder Bros, illustrating the rural social and economic fabric of this California interior during the early 1940s.