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1909 Map of Elk Grove

Name: 1909 Topographic Map of Elk Grove
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1909
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1909

About this map

Elk Grove and its surrounding agricultural landscape are defined by the convergence of early transportation corridors and several small rural education centers at the turn of the twentieth century. The Southern Pacific RR (Niles and Sacramento Line) cuts through the western portion of the sheet, providing a vital rail link that shaped the early development of this Sacramento County region. Further east, the village of Sheldon serves as a local hub near the meandering path of the Cosumnes River and its tributary, Deer Creek.

The distribution of schoolhouses across the land—including Reese School, Union School, and Pleasant Grove School—reflects the dispersed nature of the pioneer farming community. These landmarks, along with the Upper Stockton Road, reveal a network of nineteenth-century roads and property divisions established within the San Jon De Los Moquelumnes land grant area before modern suburban expansion transformed the Central Valley.