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1960 Map of Hopland

Name: 1960 Topographic Map of Hopland
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1962
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1962

About this map

Sanel Valley and the McDowell Valley dominate this early 1960s study of the Mendocino and Lake County border. The Russian River carves through the landscape, flanked by the Northwestern Pacific railroad line and the primary settlements of Hopland and Old Hopland. This document reveals a transition in rural life, showing the established Valley Oaks Farm alongside the Hopland Indian Reservation and the local Hopland Sch.

Notable cultural landmarks like the Squaw Rock Historical Marker and the Hopland Cemetery are carefully plotted, while the terrain's complexity is illustrated by numerous drainages including Feliz Creek, McDowell Creek, and Pieta Creek. Significant elevation changes are marked by Mc Donald Mountain and the prominent Squaw Rock, providing a clear view of the valley's topographic character before decades of subsequent agricultural and residential development.