1912 Map of Prairie Creek

About this map

Honcut sits at the western edge of this early twentieth-century survey, which details the interface between the valley floor and the rising foothills of the Sierra Nevada. The landscape is defined by the drainage systems of North Honcut Creek and South Honcut Creek, tracing a path along the boundary of Butte Co Yuba Co. A network of early thoroughfares like the Marysville and Laporte Road and Bangor Road suggests a rural economy tied to transport and small-scale agriculture before modern highway development. Local life is anchored by markers like Salem School and Buckeye School, providing key reference points for genealogists tracing family history in the Yuba and Butte county borderlands. The intricate contour lines, surveyed by W.H. Griffin and C.F. Urquhart, reveal the complex topography where Prairie Creek cuts through the foothills.