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1952 Map of Olivehurst

Name: 1952 Topographic Map of Olivehurst
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1974
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1974

About this map

The Feather River and Yuba River define this Sacramento Valley landscape, shaping the development of Olivehurst and surrounding agricultural settlements during the mid-20th century. The map documents the extensive network of levees and sloughs, including Gilsizer Slough and Algodon Slough, essential for managing the floodplain of the New Helvetia land grant. Transportation infrastructure is a dominant theme, with the Southern Pacific and Sacramento Northern railroads flanking the growing town of Olivehurst.

Evidence of post-war expansion is visible in the emergence of the Yuba County Airport and new residential footprints indicated by purple revisions. For local historians, the sheet preserves the locations of established landmarks such as Arboga, the Sierra View Memorial Park, and several rural school sites like Ella Sch and Plumas School. The agrarian character of the region is further underscored by the presence of the Yuba City Farm Labor Center and numerous named bends along the river, such as Shanghai Bend and Eliza Bend.