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1916 Map of Riverbank

Name: 1916 Topographic Map of Riverbank
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1916
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1916

About this map

The Stanislaus River and Tuolumne River anchor this 1916 landscape, defining a fertile corridor of the Central Valley before modern urban expansion. The settlement of Riverbank is shown in its early grid pattern, serving as a vital rail hub where the Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe and the Oakdale Branch converge. This era reveals an agricultural society organized around irrigation, with Lateral No 6 and Lateral No 3 of the Modesto Canal cutting across the ranch lands.

Local life is marked by a high density of rural schoolhouses, including McHenry School, Bellpassi School, and Garner School, which provided community anchors for the surrounding farms. Near the northern border, the Burneyville Ferry indicates a time when river crossings were still essential infrastructure. The map also captures the Thompson Rancho and the St Stanislaus Cemetery, offering significant detail for those tracing early 20th-century family roots in Stanislaus County.