1955 Map of San Juan Bautista

About this map

Mission San Juan Bautista and the adjacent Hist Monuments anchor this 1955 survey of the San Andreas Fault zone and the San Benito Valley. The town of San Juan Bautista sits at the foot of the Gabilan Range, where the topography transitions from the alluvial plains of the Tract of Land Near San Juan Bautista to the rising elevations of Cherry Tree Ridge. The map illustrates a landscape shaped by both Spanish land grants and the complex geology of the rift zone, featuring numerous family-named roads and rural infrastructure like the Lagunita Sch and Olympia Sch. To the south, the terrain climbs toward Fremont Peak State Park and Rocky Ridge, while the western edge is defined by the winding Crazy Horse Canyon and the Bolsa de las Escorpinas land grant.