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1964 Map of New Cuyama

Name: 1964 Topographic Map of New Cuyama
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1989
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1989

About this map

The planned mid-century oil town of New Cuyama sits at the heart of this survey, established to support the discovery of petroleum in the Cuyama Valley. The map details the industrial and civic infrastructure of this era, showing the Cuyama Valley High Sch, Richardson Park, and an extensive network of wells and pipelines that crisscross the arid flats. The landscape is defined by the Cuyama River and the dry reaches of Salisbury Wash, which separate the valley floor from the dissected canyonlands to the north and south.

Legacy land holdings are evident in the northern reaches, including the Cuyama Ranch and tracts noted as the Heirs of Cesario Lataillade. To the south, the terrain climbs toward the boundary of the Los Padres National Forest, where features like the Branch Canyon Campground and family-named landmarks like Newsome Canyon provide a detailed look at the interface between industrial development and protected wilderness.