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1952 Map of Courtland

Name: 1952 Topographic Map of Courtland
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1959
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1959

About this map

The Sacramento River and its complex network of sloughs define this agricultural landscape in the early 1950s, where river-driven commerce meets a growing inland infrastructure. Settlement patterns follow the natural levees and man-made cuts, with established communities like Clarksburg and Courtland anchoring the riverbanks. The map illustrates a period when the Northern Electric and Southern Pacific railroads provided critical links for the region's agricultural output.

Genealogists and local historians can trace legacy holdings such as the Maxwell Ranch, Glide Ranch, and Vaughan Ranch, while smaller enclaves like Newtown and Argenta represent the rural social fabric of the era. The presence of the Tremont Cem and Liberty Sch offers specific points of interest for family researchers. The intricate waterways, including Steamboat Slough and Sutter Slough, reveal the seasonal reliance on tide gages and drainage canals to manage the fertile but flood-prone terrain of the Little Holland Tract.