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1953 Map of Clarksville

Name: 1953 Topographic Map of Clarksville
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1955
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1955

About this map

Clarksville and the village of White Rock occupy a landscape in transition on the border of El Dorado and Sacramento counties. The South Fork American River dominates the northern terrain, where the construction of the Mormon Island Dam and the rising waters of Folsom Reservoir are fundamentally reshaping the topography. A note in the margin indicates that blue hatched areas on the sheet are intended to be submerged at the reservoir's maximum elevation, signaling a permanent change to the local geography.

Evidence of the region's industrious past remains visible through the winding course of the Natomas Ditch and extensive Dredge Tailings near Willow Creek. Transport and utility networks are anchored by the Southern Pacific railroad line cutting through the south. Local heritage is preserved in the location of the Live Oak Sch (Aban'd) and several small cemeteries, while named drainages like Screech Owl Creek and Sweetwater Creek trace the rugged hills leading toward Iron Mtn.