2012 Map of Grass Valley

About this map

Grass Valley and Nevada City anchor this topographic study, revealing a landscape deeply marked by its gold-mining heritage and complex water infrastructure. The historic district of Boston Ravine and the prominent Gold Hill site stand as reminders of the region's extractive past, while a dense network of gravity-fed water systems, including the Upper Rough and Ready Ditch and Allison Ranch Ditch, lace through the terrain to support both industry and residential growth. Genealogists will find several significant burial grounds documented, such as Greenwood Memorial Cem and Elm Ridge Cem. The transition from old mining flats like Scadden Flat to mid-century residential developments such as Leduc Acres and Starbright Acres illustrates the area's evolution from a hard-rock mining center into a residential hub within the Sierra Nevada foothills.