1951 Map of Nord

About this map

Agricultural lands and water management dominate this region of Butte County, where the Southern Pacific railroad cuts a diagonal line through the valley floor. Small settlements like Nord, Cana, and Anita serve as focal points for the surrounding ranch and orchard network, organized along a rigid grid of roads including Cana Highway and Nord Highway. The map reveals a sophisticated irrigation and drainage system necessary for this landscape, with numerous windmills and wells scattered near waterways such as Pine Creek, Rock Creek, and Mud Creek. To the south, the Arroyo Chico grant boundary and the Shasta Union Sch indicate the shift toward more developed community infrastructure, while the Pine Creek Cem preserves a record of the early residents of this productive interior valley.