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1910 Map of Salinas

Name: 1910 Topographic Map of Salinas
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1910
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1910

About this map

The agricultural heart of the Salinas Valley is documented here during a period of significant industrial and transportation growth. The town of Salinas serves as the central hub, surrounded by a complex network of land grants including El Alisal (Bernal) and Llano de Buena Vista. The Salinas River carves through the landscape, supported by several sloughs like Alisal Slough.

Industrial development is anchored by Spreckels, known for its massive beet sugar refinery, and the presence of the Pajaro Valley Consolidated RR (Narrow Gauge). Genealogists will find interest in localized settlements and education landmarks such as Old Hilltown, Confederate Corners, and El Sausal School. Large family holdings and smaller stations like Graves and Blanco highlight the early 20th-century transition from ranching to intensive irrigated farming across the Nacional and Guadalupe regions.