1959 Map of Guinda

About this map

Cache Creek winds through the heart of the Capay Valley, defining a landscape of narrow canyons and agricultural flats between the Blue Ridge and the Capay Hills. This 1959 survey, updated with 1980 photorevisions, documents a rural Yolo County community anchored by the settlement of Guinda and the Rumsey Rancheria. The map reveals a history of rural education and community life, featuring both the Indian Sch and Cañon Sch, alongside evidence of resource exploration at an Oil Well Test Site near Everett Flat. Small family-named landmarks like Patterson Spr and Lawson Spr are scattered across the surrounding heights, while the valley floor is etched with orchards and wells. The boundary between Yolo and Napa counties follows the crest of the western ridges, separating the valley from the rugged terrain of Reiff Canyon and Johnson Canyon.