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1959 Map of Los Olivos

Name: 1959 Topographic Map of Los Olivos
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1960
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1960

About this map

Los Olivos and the surrounding Santa Ynez Valley are captured here during a period of ranching and early agricultural development in the late 1950s. The landscape is defined by its deep Spanish land grant heritage, with boundaries for the Corral De Quati, La Zaca, and College Rancho shaping the layout of modern roads and property lines. Small settlements like Ballard and institutional landmarks such as the Midland School and Valley School provide clear points of reference for local historians.

The rugged drainage systems of the Solomon Hills and Purisima Hills feed into waterways like Alamo Pintado Creek and Zaca Creek. To the north, the terrain rises into the Los Padres National Forest, where the Figueroa Station and Birbent Canyon mark the transition into the wilderness. Evidence of local industry appears in the form of an Oil Well near the western hills, while the Oak Hill Memorial Cemetery remains a significant site for genealogical research.