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1948 Map of Valley Center

Name: 1948 Topographic Map of Valley Center
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1963
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1963

About this map

Valley Center and its surrounding inland valleys were defined by a network of ranching and agriculture shortly after the Second World War. The landscape is marked by the massive San Diego Aqueduct, which cuts through the Rincon Del Diablo grant to supply the growing region. To the south, the northern edge of Escondido begins to take shape, linked to the rural north by East Valley Boulevard and Bear Valley Parkway.

Smaller settlements and community hubs like Jesmond Dene and local institutions such as Valley Center Union Sch and Orange Glen Sch provide evidence of early family settlement. The terrain transitions from the Oak Hills to the heights of Bear Ridge, where water resources like Lake Wohlford and Bottle Pk Spr were critical to the local economy. Genealogists may find value in the location of Oak Hill Cemetery and the many family-named roads like Fruitvale Road.