1951 Map of Hayfork

About this map

Hayfork Valley and the surrounding timberlands of the Trinity National Forest are documented here in detail following a 1951 field check. The settlement of Hayfork serves as a central hub, featuring a Ranger Sta, County Fairground, and a Landing Field indicative of mid-century infrastructure. To the north, the Trinity River winds through the landscape past Big Bar and Junction City, where extensive Tailings along the riverbanks reflect the area's hydraulic and placer mining history. Deep within the gulches and high ridges like Barker Mtn and Hayfork Mountain, a network of resource extraction is visible through named claims such as the Kelly Mine and Layman Mine. The map traces numerous watercourses, including Hayfork Creek and its many tributaries like Nigger Gulch and Kingsbury Gulch, providing a clear record of the watershed before later twentieth-century developments.