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1893 Map of Paradise

Name: 1893 Topographic Map of Paradise
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1907
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1907

About this map

Paradise City serves as the central hub of this Great Basin landscape, situated in the valley between the towering Santa Rosa Mountains and the heights of Hardscrabble. Surveyed in the early 1880s, the map documents a transition in Western transit, showing established stopping points like Cane Springs Station, Flynn Station, and Willow Point Station along the valley floor. These stations were vital links for travelers and livestock moving through the high desert of Humboldt County.

Hydrography defines the region's habitable zones, from the winding course of the Little Humboldt River to the seasonal waters of Mud Lake. To the south, the Central Pacific R.R. skirts the edge of the Humboldt River, marking the primary industrial corridor of the era. Higher elevations are dotted with named peaks such as Rose Mt. and Adam Peak, while the western edge is bordered by the Slumbering Hills and the course of the Quinn River.