2012 Map of Washington

About this map

Washington sits at the heart of this Nevada County landscape, where the S Yuba River and Washington Cr meet. The area’s industrial and settlement history is marked by small locales like Relief, Junction House, and Excelsior, alongside power infrastructure including the Deer Creek Powerhouse and Drum Powerhouse near the Bear River. The terrain is defined by a series of named ridges and flats, such as Chalk Bluff Ridge, Skillman Flat, and Holbrook Flat, reflecting the complex geography of the Sierra Nevada foothills. Evidence of historical water management for mining or power is visible through the Upper Boardman Canal and Canal Spur A. For genealogists and local historians, family-named sites like Dana Ranch and landmarks such as Negro Jack Hill and McGuire Mountain provide specific points of interest for tracing early land use and settlement patterns in this river-cut terrain.