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1968 Map of Paulsell

Name: 1968 Topographic Map of Paulsell
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1986
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1986

About this map

The Tuolumne River and its intricate network of irrigation canals define this portion of Stanislaus County during the late 1960s. The map illustrates a complex water-management system essential to Central Valley agriculture, featuring the Modesto Canal, Turlock Main Canal, and Waterford Main Canal. Significant infrastructure like the Hetch Hetchy Aqueduct and numerous siphons and flumes show how the landscape was engineered to move water from the Sierra Nevada to local fields and reservoirs.

Settlement patterns center on the growing town of Waterford and smaller rail-aligned locations like Paulsell and Lampley. For genealogists and local historians, the Roberts Ferry Cem and family-named roads like Hazel Dean Road provide specific touchpoints of heritage. The Modesto Reservoir dominates the eastern half, serving as a primary recreational hub with its County Park and campgrounds. Evidence of earlier industrial activity remains visible through extensive dredge tailings along the river banks.