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1952 Map of Gridley

Name: 1952 Topographic Map of Gridley
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1967
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1967

About this map

Agricultural development and industrial transport define this mid-century survey of the Sacramento Valley. The city of Gridley stands as a primary hub, featuring the McKinley School, the Woodrow Wilson School, and the Biggs Gridley Memorial Hospital. Southward, the town of Live Oak is anchored by the Live Oak Cemetery and several schools, including Luther Sch. The landscape is etched with irrigation canals and drainage laterals like the Main Chandon Lateral, essential for the region's orchards and fields.

Transport is dominated by the parallel routes of the Southern Pacific and the Sacramento Northern railroads, which facilitated the movement of goods from local canneries and the Farm Labor Supply Center. To the east, the Feather River forms a shifting natural boundary between Butte and Sutter Counties, while the northern peaks of the Sutter Buttes rise in the southwestern corner, offering a stark contrast to the flat valley floor.