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1919 Map of Orestimba

Name: 1919 Topographic Map of Orestimba
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1943
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1943

About this map

The Rancho Del Puerto and Orestimba land grants anchor this valley landscape, where the Southern Pacific railroad parallels the western bank of the San Joaquin River. The map captures a sophisticated irrigation network vital to the region's agricultural development, defined by the King's River and San Joaquin Irrigation Company Canal and a grid of numbered laterals, from Lateral A to Lateral L. Centered on the Stimba Pumping Station, this infrastructure transformed the arid valley floor between the river and the rising foothills.

Industrial and social life centers on the rail corridor, connecting the established towns of Patterson and Newman with smaller stations like Stomar and Crows Landing. Rural education is well-documented through the placement of the Haight School, Orestimba School, and Canal School. To the west, the terrain shifts abruptly into the foothills of the Coast Ranges, marked by deep drainages such as Puerto Canyon, Salado Creek, and the prominent Orestimba Pk.