1916 Map of Romain

About this map

The boundary between San Joaquin Co and Stanislaus Co cuts across the northern landscape of this 1916 survey, where the foothills of the Coast Range meet the valley floor. The Southern Pacific railroad runs diagonally through the northeast corner, serving the small stop at Romain. This map captures a largely rural ranching and agricultural district during a period of expanding infrastructure, evidenced by the presence of a notable Concrete Bridge over Ingram Creek. Local education is anchored by the Rising Sun School, situated along Hospital Creek. The map is marked as a preliminary edition, showing an unsurveyed area to the southwest, while detailing the transition from the flatlands of El Pescadero (Grimes) into the deeper terrain of Ingram Canyon.