1956 Map of Santa Maria

About this map

Vandenberg AFB and the Lompoc US Military Disciplinary Barracks anchor the mid-century landscape of northern Santa Barbara County. This 1956 survey, revised in 1969, illustrates a region defined by its diverse geography, from the fertile agricultural plains around Santa Maria and Guadalupe to the high peaks of the Sierra Madre Mountains within the Los Padres National Forest. The coastal infrastructure is dominated by the Southern Pacific railroad corridor, which hugs the shoreline around Point Conception and through small sidings like Sudden and Jalama.