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2021 Map of Stockton West

Name: 2021 Topographic Map of Stockton West
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2021
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2021

About this map

The San Joaquin River and the Stockton Deep Water Channel dominate this maritime and agricultural landscape on the western edge of Stockton. The intricate waterways include Burns Cutoff and Walker Slough, which weave around low-lying lands like Roberts Island and Rough and Ready Island. This area serves as a critical infrastructure hub, evidenced by the Mokelumne Aqueduct and the Stockton Diverting Canal, illustrating the region's complex water management systems designed to support both deep-water shipping and central valley farming.

Neighborhoods and districts such as Country Club, Taft Mosswood, and The Homestead transition from dense urban grids to the open fields of the south. Educational and civic history is anchored by the University of the Pacific and the San Joaquin County/Stockton Courthouse. Genealogists will find significant value in the numerous burial grounds documented, including the Stockton Rural Cem and Hebrew Cem near the city center, and the Adas Yeshuran Cem further south in French Camp.