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1967 Map of Rio Linda

Name: 1967 Topographic Map of Rio Linda
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1976
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1976

About this map

The suburban expansion of northern Sacramento is caught in transition on this survey, where the burgeoning residential tracts of North Highlands and Del Paso Heights meet the agricultural lands of the American Basin. Small established communities like Rio Linda and Elverta provide the foundation for the area's growth, while the presence of several rail corridors and the meandering path of Dry Creek organize the landscape.

Infrastructure development in the late 1960s and mid-1970s is visible through the expansion of urban areas, particularly around Robla and Hagginwood. The map also captures several outlying settlements such as Bombay, Riego, and Counsman, which retain a more rural character amidst the intensifying land use. These features reveal the mid-century evolution of the Sacramento outskirts as it transformed from a region of open fields and small villages into a suburban extension of the state capital.