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1953 Map of Clay

Name: 1953 Topographic Map of Clay
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1965
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1965

About this map

Cosumnes river plains and the rolling grasslands of southern Sacramento County define this 1950s landscape, where small agricultural settlements grew alongside historic transit routes. The small town of Clay and the nearby Hadselville sit along the Southern Pacific tracks, serving as centers for the surrounding ranching and farming operations. To the west, the community of Herald is anchored by the Herald California Traction Road, reflecting the importance of the early interurban rail corridor that once linked the Central Valley.

Detailed drainage patterns of Laguna Creek, Skunk Creek, and Dry Creek illustrate the natural hydrology before the era of intensive suburban expansion. Local genealogy and land-use history are preserved through labels for the Colony Sch and family-named landmarks like Bottimore Ranch, while the county line between Sacramento Co and San Joaquin Co runs through the bottom of the map near the Dry Creek Levee.