Loading map...

1968 Map of Clay

Name: 1968 Topographic Map of Clay
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1977
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1977

About this map

Agricultural development and rural transport networks define this portion of the Central Valley in the late 1960s. The community of Herald serves as a local hub near the Arcohe Union Sch, while the settlement of Clay sits further east along the Southern Pacific railroad line. The landscape is deeply tied to its water management and drainage, with prominent features like Laguna Creek, Dry Creek, and the Cosumnes river crossing the plains. Local education and infrastructure are evidenced by the Colony Sch and the Colony Woods Substation.

A notable historical layer is present in the San Joaquin De Los Moquelumnes Grant Boundary, reflecting earlier land tenure systems. Moving into the 1970s, purple revision layers indicate the development of an aqueduct and new drainage channels, showing the evolving water infrastructure necessary for the region's farms and orchards. Local industry is represented by scattered sites such as a Gravel Pit and a Borrow Pit near Skunk Creek.