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1956 Map of Coit Ranch

Name: 1956 Topographic Map of Coit Ranch
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1972
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1972

About this map

Coit Ranch and its surrounding agricultural landscape define this portion of the San Joaquin Valley during the mid-20th century. The map illustrates a highly organized grid of irrigation and production, centered on named operations like Vista del Llano Farm and Murietta Farm. This 1956 survey, which includes photorevisions from 1971, reveals the industrial scale of California farming through features such as Grain Elevators, Grain Tanks, and the Mendota Substation.

The infrastructure supporting these large-scale operations is prominent, including a dedicated Landing Strip near the ranch headquarters and an extensive network of named avenues like San Diego Avenue and Derrick Avenue. These roads, often running parallel to irrigation ditches and reservoirs, provided the vital links for transporting crops along routes such as Whites Bridge Road and Panoche Road.