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1952 Map of Ojai

Name: 1952 Topographic Map of Ojai
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1953
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1953

About this map

The Ojai Valley is depicted here in the early 1950s, bracketed by the high ridges of Nordhoff Pk to the north and Sulphur Mountain to the south. The settlement pattern reflects a landscape of citrus groves and private education, with the Thacher School campus situated at the mouth of Horn Canyon and the San Antonio Sch serving the eastern valley. In the town of Ojai itself, the Southern Pacific railroad line reaches its terminus near the City Hall, marking the end of the spur that once connected this mountain-rimmed valley to the coastal mainlines.

Industrial activity is concentrated along the southern hills, where numerous Oil Wells and a Quarry appear on the slopes of the Sulphur Mountain range. The northern half of the map is dominated by the Los Padres National Forest, including the Topatopa Trail and The Pines Camp Ground. This survey captures the rural character of Upper Ojai Valley before modern expansion, preserving the locations of family-named features like Wilsie Canyon and Hammond Canyon.