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1958 Map of Sites

Name: 1958 Topographic Map of Sites
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1960
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1960

About this map

Antelope Valley and the surrounding foothills of western Colusa County are captured here during a period of established ranching and agricultural development. The small settlement of Sites serves as a central point, surrounded by family-named landmarks and infrastructure such as Huffmaster Road and Peterson Road. The landscape is defined by the sharp transition from the flat valley floor to the prominent Logan Ridge, with water sources like Funks Creek and Stone Corral Creek providing essential drainage for the region's cattle and grain operations.

Industrial activity is evident at the Quarry near Sites, while more remote areas feature evidence of early land use including a Grave and the Swifts Stone Corral. The map also documents the transition to large-scale agriculture at Mills Orchards and the presence of the Glenn Co boundary. For genealogists and local historians, these specific place names and secondary roads offer a clear view of the rural fabric of the California Central Valley before late-20th-century modernization.