1916 Map of Santa Rosa

About this map

The Cabeza De Santa Rosa and surrounding valleys of Sonoma County appear here in a period of agricultural transition and rail-based commerce. The city of Santa Rosa serves as a central hub, with the Northwestern Pacific and Southern Pacific railroads threading through the landscape to connect smaller settlements like Glen Ellen, Kenwood, and Cotati. This 1914 survey captures a rural social infrastructure defined by its network of local schoolhouses, including the Todd School and Strawberry School, and community landmarks such as Grangers Hall and the Sonoma State Home. The terrain is marked by the Sonoma Mountains and Wakma Mountains, where extractive industries like the Quarries near Melitta operated alongside historic landholdings like the McCormick Ranch and the Adobe Fort near Adobe Creek.