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1952 Map of Kirkville

Name: 1952 Topographic Map of Kirkville
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1975
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1975

About this map

The Sacramento River carves a winding path through this central California landscape, defining the boundaries of Sutter, Colusa, and Yolo Counties. In the early 1950s, the river remained the lifeblood of the region, evidenced by a string of family-named landings such as Millers Landing, Boyers Landing, and Poffenbergers Landing. These sites reflect a long history of river-based transport and commerce before modern highways dominated the Central Valley.

Away from the water, the Southern Pacific railroad runs through the eastern portion of the map near the settlement of Cranmore, while complex irrigation systems like the West Side Canal and Southern Reclamation Canal underscore the area's intensive agricultural development. Notable geographical features like Collins Eddy and the oxbows of Hiatt Lake and Horseshoe Lake illustrate the river's historical migration across the floodplain, often constrained by an extensive system of levees.