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1922 Map of Quien Sabe

Name: 1922 Topographic Map of Quien Sabe
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1922
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1922

About this map

The Diablo Range dominates this 1917–1918 survey of the California interior, where the boundaries of Merced, San Benito, and Santa Clara counties converge. The rugged landscape is defined by the high crests of Laveaga Pk and Henrietta Pk, with deep drainage basins like Quien Sabe Creek carving through the valleys. The map reveals a land utilized for both ranching and mineral extraction, centered on landmarks like the Buena Vista Ranch and the Stayton Mine near the northern heights of Antimony Pk.

Social life in this isolated ranching country is anchored by the Quien Sabe School in the Quien Sabe Valley, serving the families who worked these large land grants. To the east, the terrain descends into the Los Banos Valley, where Portuguese Creek and Los Banos Creek flow toward the Central Valley. This topographic study preserves the naming of specific peaks and ridges, such as Peckham Ridge and St Marys Pk, before modern infrastructure further altered the region.