1947 Map of Coulterville

About this map

Coulterville sits at the heart of this gold country landscape, where the foothills meet the deep canyons of the Sierra Nevada. This post-war survey, based on 1945 aerial photography, documents a region defined by its mining heritage and rugged watercourses. Evidence of the area's extraction history is visible in landmarks like the Mary Harrison Mine and the Virginia Mine (Aban'd), while the presence of the Split Rock Ferry (Aban'd) along the Merced River indicates older transportation patterns before modern infrastructure took hold. To the west, the rising waters of Lake McClure and the Spillway 707 represent the mid-century engineering that transformed the river's flow. Small settlements like Greeley Hill and Dogtown appear alongside the Stanislaus National Forest boundary, connected by routes like Ponderosa Way. Local landmarks such as Greeley Sch and the Cem in Coulterville offer specific points of interest for those tracing family roots in Mariposa County.