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1964 Map of Clovis

Name: 1964 Topographic Map of Clovis
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1982
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1982

About this map

The agrarian and urban boundary of the San Joaquin Valley is clearly defined in this 1960s study, updated with purple photorevisions to track the expansion of Clovis and Fresno. The map centers on the transition from the grid-aligned orchards and vineyards of the central valley to the burgeoning residential developments. Substantial infrastructure for the era is visible, including the Fresno Air Terminal and several military installations like the Fresno Air National Guard and the U S Reservation.

Irrigation networks, essential to the region's agricultural identity, are prominent with the Enterprise Canal, Gould Canal, and Mill Ditch cutting across the landscape. Pockets of smaller communities such as Tarpey Village, Glorietta, and Melvin show the suburbanization patterns of the early 1980s. Local educational and religious institutions, from the West Coast Bible College to the Sacred Heart Sch, provide specific points of interest for genealogists tracing family footprints in this rapidly changing Fresno County landscape.