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1948 Map of Cressey

Name: 1948 Topographic Map of Cressey
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1948
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1948

About this map

The winding course of the Merced River serves as the central anchor for this agricultural landscape during the late 1940s. Irrigation is the clear lifeblood of the region, evidenced by an intricate network of waterworks including the High Line Canal, Cross Ditch, and El Capitan Canal. These systems support a grid of orchards and fields defined by aromatic road names like Almond Avenue, Walnut Avenue, and Peach Avenue.

Settlement is concentrated along the competing rail lines, with Livingston anchored by the Southern Pacific and Ballico and Cressey situated along the Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe. The map highlights essential community infrastructure of the era, from the rural Barfield Sch and Fruitland Sch to the Turlock Municipal Airport, reflecting a post-war Central Valley in a period of steady growth and production.