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1952 Map of Peters

Name: 1952 Topographic Map of Peters
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1970
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1970

About this map

Peters and Farmington serve as the primary hubs in this mid-century portrait of San Joaquin County, where agricultural grid lines intersect with the natural wanderings of Mormon Slough and Duck Creek. The landscape is heavily defined by its transit corridors, including the Southern Pacific Railroad and the A T & S F line in the southwest corner. Local education and industry are rooted in the rural fabric, evidenced by the Everett School and scattered Gravel Pits.

The survey reflects a period of infrastructure modernization, with many roads and structures updated via aerial photography in the late 1960s. Family names and local history are etched into the map through thoroughfares like Murphy Road and Van Allen Road. The southern edge of the quadrangle is anchored by the Mt Diablo Base Line, a critical surveying marker for California land division, while Littlejohns Creek meanders through the lower sections of the map.