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1952 Map of Dixon

Name: 1952 Topographic Map of Dixon
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1963
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1963

About this map

Agricultural development and early Cold War-era federal land use characterize this Solano County landscape. The town of Dixon serves as the central hub, situated along the Southern Pacific railroad and bisected by Dixon Ridge. To the northeast, the historic Los Putos Grant Boundary marks the legacy of California’s ranching era, while smaller settlements like Tremont and Batavia follow the rail corridor. Local educational and social life is anchored by the High Sch and the County Fairgrounds on the town's edge.

The map reveals a transition toward mid-century infrastructure, including a Radio Station and a Gas Well, alongside traditional watercourses like Dudley Creek and Sweany Creek. The southern portion of the sheet is dominated by a Naval Reservation and a U S Government Reservation, indicating the increasing military presence in the Sacramento Valley during the 1950s. Rural schools such as the Tremont School highlight the distributed community structure of this productive farming region.