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1908 Map of Lockeford

Name: 1908 Topographic Map of Lockeford
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1908
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1908

About this map

The Mokelumne River winds through the heart of this Central Valley landscape, anchoring the settlement of Lockeford at a critical rail junction. This early 20th-century survey illustrates a rural society organized around small school districts and the reach of the steam engine. The Southern Pacific RR and the Valley Springs Branch cut through the fields, facilitating the movement of agricultural goods that would have defined local commerce.

Education and community life are marked by the presence of Telegraph School, Brunswick School, and Dry Creek School, scattered across the northern reaches near the Sacramento Co San Joaquin Co boundary. The inclusion of a Race Track near the river and a lone Cemetery provides a window into the social and civic life of the era, while smaller watercourses like Dry Creek and Coyote Creek define the drainage of the surrounding plains.