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1951 Map of Orland

Name: 1951 Topographic Map of Orland
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1978
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1978

About this map

Orland serves as the central hub of this agricultural landscape, defined by a grid of rural roads and irrigation systems. The Southern Pacific railroad corridor bisects the town, supporting the transport of local goods during a period of steady mid-century growth. To the north, the Glenn County Fairgrounds and the Price Sch mark the social and educational corners of the community, while the outskirts are dotted with multiple gravel pits and landing strips like Haigh Landing Field.

The surrounding countryside reveals a reliance on water management, evidenced by the Stony Cr Irrigation Canal and various reservoirs that feed the local orchards and fields. Genealogists will find several burial grounds preserved here, including the I O O F Cemetery, Catholic Cemetery, and the Artois Cemetery further south. This landscape represents the functional intersection of 1950s infrastructure and late-1970s urban expansion, indicated by the detailed revisions to the original survey.