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1932 Map of Orange

Name: 1932 Topographic Map of Orange
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1932
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1932

About this map

Orange County's citrus and agricultural heartlands are captured here during a transitional era of irrigation-driven growth. The Santa Ana River carves through the landscape, feeding a network of infrastructure including an Irrigation Canal and the Yorba Linda Reservoir that supported the surrounding groves. Smaller settlements and crossroads like McPherson, Atwood, and El Modena appear alongside the more established urban grids of Orange and Santa Ana.

Genealogists will find significant value in the clustered burial grounds of Fairhaven Cem, Santa Ana Cem, and St Johns Cem near the city limits. The influence of the rail lines is clear, with the Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe and Southern Pacific tracks defining the movement of goods and people. Landmark institutions such as St Joseph Hospital and various local schools like Peralta Sch and Villa Park Sch provide a detailed look at the social geography of the region in the early 1930s.