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2012 Map of Greenview

Name: 2012 Topographic Map of Greenview
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2012
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2012

About this map

Quartz Valley and Scott Valley define the landscape of this Siskiyou County region, where the historical legacy of hydraulic mining and irrigation is written into the terrain. A complex network of engineered waterways, including the Custer Ditch, Fretis Ditch, and Oro Fino Ditch, cuts across the slopes of Quartz Hill and Chaparral Hill, feeding into the valleys below. These ditches represent the labor-intensive infrastructure required to support early gold mining and later agricultural efforts in the northern California interior.

Small settlements and family-named landmarks are scattered throughout the lowlands, from the established community of Greenview to the evocatively named Mugginsville and Cheeseville. The map details a transition from the riparian corridors of the Scott River and Kidder Cr to the higher elevations of Taylor Divide. Local history is captured in the placement of Kindig Camp and the proximity of seasonal drainages like Emigrant Cr, illustrating how water access dictated the placement of homesteads and camps in this corner of the state.