1948 Map of Planada
USGS Topo · Published 1948About this map
The central San Joaquin Valley landscape near Planada is defined here by the sharp geometry of early twentieth-century agricultural planning and the vital infrastructure of the Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe railroad. Revised in 1946, this survey illustrates a transition from the natural drainage patterns of Black Rascal Creek and Bear Creek to a highly regulated grid of irrigation and transport. The small industrial cluster at Calpack and the presence of a Gravel Pit northwest of town suggest a landscape tied to both commercial canning and construction. Road names like Kadota Avenue and Mission Avenue reflect the regional focus on specific orchard crops and historical identity, while family-named routes such as Whealan Road and Burchell Road provide critical data for those tracing local land ownership and genealogy in Merced County.
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Editions of this 1948 Planada Map
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Historical Maps of Planada Through Time
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