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1958 Map of Santa Rosa

Name: 1958 Topographic Map of Santa Rosa
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1980
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1980

About this map

The Russian River and its surrounding valleys anchor this regional study of Northern California’s coastal corridor and wine country. In the years following World War II, the landscape reflects a mix of growing educational hubs like Sonoma State College and established agricultural nodes such as Forestville, Sebastopol, and Napa. The infrastructure of the era is defined by the Northwestern Pacific RR and Southern Pacific RR lines that connect these inland valleys to the industrial and military complex of the San Francisco Bay area, including Hamilton AFB and the Benicia Arsenal.

Along the coastline, the map documents the transition from working maritime sites like Point Arena and Fort Ross to preserved landscapes such as Point Reyes National Seashore and Manchester State Beach. From the coastal hamlets of Bodega and Tomales to the interior reaches of Lake Berryessa and Clear Lake, the survey illustrates how mid-century settlement patterns were increasingly shaped by new highways while still preserving the footprints of older ranching and logging operations in The Cedars and throughout the coastal ranges.