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1940 Map of Hemet Reservoir

Name: 1940 Topographic Map of Hemet Reservoir
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1956
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1956

About this map

Hemet Reservoir sits at the heart of this mountain landscape, which shows the high-elevation settlements and reservation lands of Riverside County as they were surveyed in 1939 and 1940. The area is defined by a series of distinct valleys, including Hemet Valley and Terwilliger Valley, and is heavily marked by the territories of the Agua Caliente, Ramona, and Coahuila Indian Reservation.

Remote outposts and small communities like Anza, Idyllwild, and Keen Camp are connected by rugged tracks such as the Baldy Mtn Truck Trail and Bautista Canyon Road. Local history details abound, from the Hamilton Sch near Coahuila to the Gold Shot Mine tucked in the mountains east of Hemet Valley. The map also captures several recreational and administrative sites, including Saunders Meadow and the Kenworthy Guard Sta, during a period of expanding forest management and early high-desert settlement.