1940 Map of Healdsburg

About this map

Healdsburg serves as the focal point of this Sonoma County valley landscape, where the Russian River snakes through fertile lands bordered by the Northwestern Pacific railroad. The map documents a transition from established agricultural settlements like Geyserville and Windsor to the dense redwood groves near Guerneville. Significant cultural landmarks include the Lytton Industrial Home and two designated tribal areas, the Dry Creek Rancheria and Wapo Rancheria. Local history is preserved through a high density of rural schoolhouses, such as Manzanita Sch and Lambert Sch, which served the outlying canyon and creek communities. Terrain features like Fitch Mtn and Chalk Hill rise above the valley floor, while the Redwood Highway provides the primary north-south artery through the vineyard-rich Sotoyome and Tzabaco land grants.