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1953 Map of Hemet

Name: 1953 Topographic Map of Hemet
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1987
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1987

About this map

San Jacinto Valley agriculture and early suburban growth are caught in transition during this mid-century survey of Riverside County. The city of Hemet serves as the focal point, defined by a grid of thoroughfares like Florida Ave and the tracks of the Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe railroad. To the south, the landscape shifts abruptly from the structured blocks of the Alessandro Sch neighborhood to the open ranching lands of Searl Ranch and Goodhart Ranch in Diamond Valley.

The survey highlights the proximity of the Santa Rosa Hills, where the famous Ramona Bowl sits at the base of the mountains. Beyond the urban fringe at Valle Vista, the map details the rugged drainage systems of Bautista Creek and St Johns Canyon. This record preserves a specific era of California land use before later residential developments fundamentally altered the relationship between the valley floor and the surrounding high ground of Hemet Butte and Mica Butte.