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1950 Map of Rio Linda

Name: 1950 Topographic Map of Rio Linda
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1955
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1955

About this map

Rio Linda and the surrounding northern Sacramento valley appear as a landscape of transitioning agriculture and emerging postwar development in this 1950 survey. The map is anchored by the sprawling McClellan Field and the adjacent industrial and residential growth in Del Paso Heights. Educational and community centers are well-defined, including Grant Union High School, Grant Tech College, and several local campuses like Fruitvale School and Bell Ave School.

A dense network of transportation infrastructure defines the area, featuring the Western Pacific RR and Sacramento Northern RR cutting through the terrain. The landscape is marked by natural drainage features such as Dry Creek and Arcade Creek, while the American Basin lies to the west near the Garden Highway. This survey documents the specific moment when rural outposts like Elverta and Riego began to integrate into the expanding suburban footprint of the capital region.