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1955 Map of Healdsburg

Name: 1955 Topographic Map of Healdsburg
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1956
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1956

About this map

Fitch Mtn overlooks the Russian River as it winds through the heart of Sonoma County, defining a landscape of agricultural valley floors and prominent hillsides during the mid-1950s. The bustling center of Healdsburg shows its mid-century street grid and public facilities, including a Hospital, Library, and Oak Mound Cemetery. To the south, the community of Windsor and the nearby Sonoma County Airport anchor the flatlands, while the Northwestern Pacific railroad corridor provides a vital transportation spine parallel to the Pacific Highway.

Tracing the smaller roads reveals a network of rural life, from the Grange Hall near Windsor to the Shiloh Ch and its adjacent Shiloh Cem. The map illustrates the parceling of the land into various grants, such as Sotoyome and San Miguel (West), reflecting the region's complex land ownership history. Numerous schools, such as Sotoyome Sch and Mark West Sch, are scattered throughout, marking the social nodes of these valley communities.