1967 Map of El Casco

About this map

The Badlands dominate this 1967 terrain, creating a complex topographic divide between the San Jacinto Valley and the San Timoteo Creek drainage. The Southern Pacific railroad follows the natural corridor of the creek, serving small trackside locations such as Hinda and Nicklin. The map documents a diverse landscape where established settlements like Calimesa and Yucaipa sit near the northern edge, while the south reveals more specialized sites like the secluded Eden Hot Springs and Duck Ponds at the valley's base. This era of Riverside County history shows the transition from rural agricultural tracts to modern development, marked by the presence of Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens and the defined Grant Boundary that still shaped land divisions in the late sixties.