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1917 Map of Newman

Name: 1917 Topographic Map of Newman
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1938
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1938

About this map

The town of Newman serves as the central hub of this 1915 survey, situated at the junction of agricultural expansion and industrial transport. The heavy grid of the township is defined by the Southern Pacific railroad and the San Joaquin and Kings River Irrigation Company Canal, illustrating the vital role of water management in the Central Valley's development. While the eastern flats are carved into neat sections for farming, the western portion of the map rises into the foothills, featuring Orestimba and Poverty Flat.

Educational and local infrastructure is well-documented, from the rural Orestimba School in the hills to the Canal School near the southern border. The transition from Stanislaus and Merced counties is clearly marked, as is the Stimba Pumping Station and the neighboring settlement of Gustine. This record preserves the early 20th-century landscape of the San Joaquin Valley before later modern developments altered the original irrigation paths and rural school districts.