Loading map...

1961 Map of Merced

Name: 1961 Topographic Map of Merced
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1978
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1978

About this map

The city of Merced serves as the central hub of this 1961 survey, showing a landscape defined by its irrigation infrastructure and dual rail lines. The Southern Pacific and Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe railroads slice through the valley, anchoring industrial and residential growth. Purple overprint revisions from 1976 reveal the rapid expansion of the city limits, particularly near the Merced Hospital and the campus of El Capitan High Sch.

Beyond the urban core, the terrain is networked with agricultural features like the Miles Creek Dam and Puglizevich Dam. Family and community history is anchored in sites like Evergreen Cem and Calvary Cem, while the northern reaches show the recreational development of Yosemite Lake (County Park). From the Courthouse downtown to the outlier settlement at Tuttle, the map details a productive agricultural region evolving into a significant municipal center.