1956 Map of Coalinga

About this map

Coalinga serves as the industrial and civic heart of this Central Valley landscape, its urban footprint expanding by the early 1970s across the Southern Pacific railroad lines. The settlement pattern reflects a mid-century community structured around educational and public works, featuring the Jr College, High Sch, and the smaller Sunset Sch and Cheney Sch campuses. Beyond the city limits, the landscape is defined by the extensive Pleasant Valley Oil Field and Coalinga Oil Field, where numerous wells and oil storage reservoirs mark the ground between the Anticole Hills and the Guijarral Hills. Natural drainage is managed by several seasonal watercourses including Los Gatos Creek, Warthan Creek, and Jacalitos Creek, while landmarks like the Coalinga Municipal Airport and Three Corners anchor the rural intersections of Fresno County.