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1952 Map of White River

Name: 1952 Topographic Map of White River
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1963
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1963

About this map

The historical Stockton Los Angeles Stage Road anchors the western foothills of the Sierra Nevada, tracing a path through the ancient ranching country of southern Tulare County. This 1952 field-checked survey reveals a landscape defined by seasonal watercourses like Wagontail Creek and Grizzly Gulch that cut through the sharp rise of Tennessee Ridge and Cuidado Mtn. The eastern portion of the map is dominated by the steep, timbered slopes of the Tule River Indian Reservation, which rises toward Blue Mtn and its associated lookout.

Evidence of the region's late 19th-century mining and agricultural boom persists in labels like the Last Chance Mine and Blue Mtn Mine, as well as the numerous family-named properties such as Pratt Ranch, Walt Klein Ranch, and Hanson Ranch. The small settlement of Fountain Springs serves as a central junction, while the White River Cemetery and the remote Deer Creek Colony provide essential touchpoints for genealogists researching the families who settled this rugged terrain before modern development altered the foothill economy.