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1954 Map of Tracy

Name: 1954 Topographic Map of Tracy
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1969
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1969

About this map

Tracy serves as a critical junction in San Joaquin County, where the infrastructure of California's water and transportation networks converges. This survey captures a landscape defined by massive engineering projects, including the California Aqueduct, Delta-Mendota Canal, and the Hetch Hetchy Aqueduct cutting across the terrain toward the Central Valley. The railroad influence is equally prominent, with the Southern Pacific and Western Pacific lines intersecting near the town center and the Sharpe General Depot (Tracy Annex).

Genealogists and local historians will find significant landmarks such as the Tracy Cem and the distinctive Brichetto Tomb near the Goff Course. To the south, the topography shifts from level farmland into the rising slopes of Black Butte and Castle Rock. Industrial and agricultural footprints are visible through the Manganese Mill, several Gravel Pits, and small rail outposts like Carbona and Lyoth.