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1951 Map of Citrus Heights

Name: 1951 Topographic Map of Citrus Heights
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1956
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1956

About this map

Roseville and its bustling rail yards sit at the northern edge of this 1951 study, where the Southern Pacific railroad cuts a diagonal path toward the expanding suburbs of Citrus Heights and Fair Oaks. The landscape reflects a transition from rural ranching to post-war residential development, featuring a dense network of early neighborhood schools like Sylvan Sch and Mariposa Ave School.

Evidence of the region's industrial past and natural resource extraction is prominent along the American River at the southern boundary, where extensive Dredge Tailings and Gravel Pits line the banks near Sailor Bar. A significant portion of the western territory is occupied by a Military Reservation near Walerga, while local landmarks such as Laynees Retreat House and the Chicken Ranch provide specific points of interest for genealogists tracing mid-century property lines in northern Sacramento County.