1942 Map of Guadalupe

About this map

The Santa Maria Valley and the coastal foothills of the Santa Ynez Mountains define this wartime coastal survey, where the Southern Pacific railroad hugs the Pacific shoreline. Settlements like Guadalupe and Casmalia anchor the inland agricultural and ranching landscape, while small railway-adjacent locations such as Tangair, Narlon, and Baroda mark the logistical network of the Central Coast in the early 1940s. The map illustrates a transitional period for the Burton Mesa and surrounding plateaus before significant military and industrial expansion changed the local character.