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1942 Map of Guadalupe

Name: 1942 Topographic Map of Guadalupe
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1942
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1942

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.

Familiar landmarks such as Lompoc Landing and the rural Lynden Sch provide specific points of interest for genealogists and local historians. The drainage systems of the Santa Ynez River and San Antonio Creek are meticulously documented, showing the original watercourses and canyons like Schumann Canyon and Cañada Tortuga as they existed during this era of coastal defense and early-century ranching.