Tuolumne City and the nearby settlement of Cherokee anchor this portion of the western Sierra Nevada foothills within the Stanislaus National Forest. The landscape is defined by the deep canyons of the Tuolumne River and the North Fork Tuolumne River, where the terrain rises toward heights like Murphy Peak and Sugarloaf. Evidence of the region’s industrial and mining heritage is preserved in the road network, which includes the Old Buchanan Mine Road and the West Side Railroad Grade. Genealogists will find point-of-interest data at the Cherokee Arastraville Cemetery and Cater's Cemetery. Smaller settlements such as Arastraville, Buchanan, and Sierra Nevada are connected by a web of mountain roads like Ponderosa Way, while isolated features like Hermitage Airport and the Hunter Creek Overlook dot the high ridges and flats.
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1891 · Big Trees
USGS Topo · 1:125,000
1893 · Sonora
USGS Topo · 1:125,000
1894 · Big Trees
USGS Topo · 1:125,000
1896 · Sonora
USGS Topo · 1:125,000
1897 · Sonora
USGS Topo · 1:125,000
1897 · Big Trees
USGS Topo · 1:125,000
1898 · Sonora
USGS Topo · 1:125,000
1901 · Big Trees
USGS Topo · 1:125,000
1947 · Sacramento
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1947 · San Jose
USGS Topo · 1:250,000