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1952 Map of Paskenta

Name: 1952 Topographic Map of Paskenta
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1953
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1953

About this map

Paskenta sits at the base of the Coast Range, serving as a hub for the scattered homesteads and orchards that once dotted this landscape in the early 1950s. The presence of Paskenta Rancheria and several large livestock operations like Finnell Ranch and Scribner Ranch highlight the enduring cattle and agricultural heritage of western Tehama County. Family names mark the terrain, from Conklin Orchard to Houghton Place, signaling a generation of settled land use before modern consolidation.

Further west, the terrain rises sharply toward the Mendocino National Forest boundary, where industry is represented by the Kleinsorge Mine and Patton Mill. Education and social life are anchored by the Lowrey Sch and the Paskenta Cem. This survey captures a rural network of dirt roads and trails connecting isolated mountain camps like Whitlock Camp and Riley Cabin to the valley floor, tracing a seasonal movement between the high ridges and the permanent settlements along Thomes Creek.