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1965 Map of Santa Margarita

Name: 1965 Topographic Map of Santa Margarita
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1967
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1967

About this map

Santa Margarita and its immediate surroundings are documented here in the mid-1960s, showing a landscape defined by the winding Salinas River and the Southern Pacific railroad corridor. The map highlights significant local history through the Asistencia de Santa Margarita (Ruins) and the nearby Santa Margarita Church. Settlement patterns are concentrated in Garden Farms and around the Santa Margarita Cemetery, while the northern terrain climbs toward Granite Ridge and the various branches of Huerhuero Creek.

Industrial and municipal activity is visible at the Quarry, Gravel Pit, and the Santa Margarita Fire Control Station. Transportation routes like Pozo Road and Parkhill Road connect the town to outlying areas such as Happy Valley Ranch and Cushing. The landscape transitions from the developed flats of Miller Flat Creek to the steep draws of Calf Canyon, providing a clear look at the region before late-20th-century expansion.