1905 Map of Fairview

About this map

Fairview sits at the edge of the Coast Range foothills in Colusa County, recorded during a detailed 1904-1905 survey by the State of California Department of Engineering. The landscape is defined by the sharp transition from the steep, ridged uplands to the west into the flatter agricultural basins to the east. Transportation during this era was dominated by the Colusa and Lake railroad, which skirts the eastern edge of the foothills near the northern part of the map. Drainage patterns are vital to this terrain, characterized by the winding path of Freshwater Creek in the south and the Glenn Valley Slough further north, reflecting the natural water management of the valley floor before mid-century modifications.