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2015 Map of South Gate

Name: 2015 Topographic Map of South Gate
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2015
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2015

About this map

The Los Angeles River and Rio Hondo carve through this densely populated corridor of Southeast Los Angeles County, defining the industrial and residential boundaries of early 21st-century Southern California. This 2015 survey reveals the complex urban landscape of South Gate, Lynwood, and Huntington Park, where the Union Pacific RR and major thoroughfares like Firestone Blvd facilitate the movement of goods and people.

Historically significant housing developments such as Pueblo Del Rio Public Housing, Nickerson Gardens, and Jordan Downs are clearly marked, illustrating the post-war evolution of the region's social geography. For genealogists and local researchers, the map provides precise locations for several regional burial grounds, including the Russian Molokan Cemetery, Park Lawn Cemetery, and Old Downey Cemetery. The presence of institutional landmarks like the Charles Drew University of Medicine and Science underscores the area's development into a major metropolitan hub.