1968 Map of Florin

About this map

Sacramento urban expansion pushes southward into the drainage basins of Morrison Creek and Laguna Creek during the late 1960s and 1970s. This survey illustrates the transformation of pastoral lands into residential corridors, with numerous schools such as Burbank High School and Goethe Junior High School established to serve growing neighborhoods. The transit landscape is defined by the parallel routes of the Southern Pacific and Western Pacific railroads, which cut through the territory near Florin and Franklin. Significant local landmarks include the Southgate Shopping Center and large recreational tracts like the Valley Hi Country Club. For genealogists, the map preserves the locations of the San Joaquin Cemetery and Masonic Cemetery, while the western edge reaches the banks of the Sacramento River at Freeport.