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1912 Map of Singer Creek

Name: 1912 Topographic Map of Singer Creek
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1912
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1912

About this map

Singer Creek and its neighboring seasonal drainages carve through this rural landscape along the northern edge of the Sacramento Valley during the early twentieth century. Surveyed under the direction of Chief Geographer R.B. Marshall, the topography reveals a network of intermittent streams including Brush Creek, Rattlesnake Creek, and Camel Creek. The transition from the valley floor to the rising eastern foothills is marked by the Tehama Co Butte Co boundary line, which cuts through the southern portion of the survey.

Social infrastructure of the era is concentrated at the Liveoak School, located near the Mt Diablo Meridian and Limmershed Cr. The presence of bench marks and section lines suggests a region being systematically partitioned for ranching or agriculture, while the detailed contours near Pine Creek illustrate the natural drainage patterns that defined local land use before modern water management. This preliminary edition captures the precise placement of early rural landmarks and the primary transport routes through the foothills.