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1918 Map of Snelling

Name: 1918 Topographic Map of Snelling
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1918
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1918

About this map

The Merced River serves as the focal point of this 1915 survey, defining the agricultural and hydrographic character of the Central Valley landscape. The settlement of Snelling sits just north of the river, acting as a regional hub near Ingalsbe Slough and the Yosemite road. This era shows a complex irrigation network emerging, with the Crocker Canal and Hoffman Canal diverting water to support the surrounding fields.

Education in this rural district was anchored by the Anderson School to the north and Eden School near the river bottomlands. The map clearly delineates the Stanislaus Co Merced Co line cutting through the northern hills, where Peaslee Creek and several branches of Dry Creek drain toward the valley floor. Near the southern edge, the small community of Hopeton marks another pocket of settlement along the river's path.