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1947 Map of Mariposa

Name: 1947 Topographic Map of Mariposa
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1971
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1971

About this map

Mariposa serves as the focal point of this 1947 survey, where the Yosemite All-Year Highway snakes through the canyon of Stockton Creek. The area is deeply marked by its mining heritage, featuring the prominent Mariposa Mine near the town center and the Granite King Mine to the southwest. The landscape transitions from the residential and commercial cluster of the town into the surrounding ranching and mining outskirts of Mormon Bar and Bootjack.

Evidence of local social and civic life is captured through landmarks like the County Fair Grounds and the Sebastopol Sch. Water is central to the development here, with Mariposa Creek and the Chowchilla River West Fork cutting through the complex topography of Indian Mtn and Lookout Mtn. The boundary for Las Mariposas is clearly delineated, signifying the historic land grant that defines this portion of the Mother Lode.