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1953 Map of Sheridan

Name: 1953 Topographic Map of Sheridan
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1954
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1954

About this map

The Sheridan settlement serves as the primary rail hub on this mid-century survey, situated along the Southern Pacific tracks where the Central Valley begins to transition into the Sierra foothills. The landscape is defined by an intricate network of water management, with the Bear River forming a critical border in the north, flanked by levees and a Pump House. This hydrologic complexity continues southward through a series of natural and modified channels including Yankee Slough, Coon Creek, and Markham Ravine.

Evidence of historical land tenure is visible in the Johnson Grant Rancho and the Military Reservation in the southeast. Rural infrastructure is documented through family-named thoroughfares like Betz Road and Kempton Rd, alongside agricultural markers such as windmills, siphons, and water tanks. The map captures the tri-county junction where Yuba, Sutter, and Placer counties meet, illustrating the agricultural and transit-oriented development of the region before significant late-century suburban expansion.