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1968 Map of Clay

Name: 1968 Topographic Map of Clay
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1980
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1980

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The Sanjon De Los Moquelumnes Grant Boundary defines the northern reaches of this rural Sacramento County landscape, where the agricultural flats are divided by an intricate network of drainage ways and seasonal creeks. The small settlement of Clay sits along the Southern Pacific rail line, which cuts diagonally across the terrain toward Hadselville. This 1968 survey (updated in 1980) shows a landscape transitioning between early land grant divisions and mid-century rural development, evidenced by the numerous wells and the irrigation-focused road network including Colony Road and Grant Road.

Southwest of the main rail line, the community of Herald is anchored by the Arcohe Union Sch. Water defines the region's character, from the broad Cosumnes bottomlands in the north to the meandering paths of Laguna Creek and Dry Creek in the south. The prevalence of family-named roads like Borden Road, Quiggle Road, and Simmerhorn Road provides essential clues for genealogists tracing 20th-century family lands in this region.