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1959 Map of Guadalupe

Name: 1959 Topographic Map of Guadalupe
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1982
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1982

About this map

The Santa Maria Valley serves as a productive agricultural and industrial corridor in this late 1950s survey, updated with late 1970s revisions. The town of Guadalupe stands as a primary hub, organized around Main Street and the Southern Pacific railroad line. To the southeast, the industrial character of the region is evident at Betteravia, home to the Betteravia Stockyards and Betteravia Junction. This area demonstrates a dense network of specialized infrastructure, including the Carr Scale and numerous oil wells scattered throughout the Guadalupe Oil Field.

Significant military and natural landmarks define the southern and western reaches of the map. The northern boundary of Vandenberg Air Force Base occupies the high ground of the Casmalia hills, including Mt Lospe and Point Sal Ridge. These uplands contrast sharply with the coastal Sand Dunes near the Santa Maria River, illustrating the diverse geography of the Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo county line.