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1961 Map of Wilbur Springs

Name: 1961 Topographic Map of Wilbur Springs
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1970
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1970

About this map

Wilbur Springs serves as a focal point in this landscape where the Colusa and Lake county lines meet along County Line Ridge. The area is characterized by a concentrated mining history in the south, where researchers can identify the sites of the Empire Mine, Central Mine, Wide Awake Mine, and Turkey Run Mine clustered near Sulphur Creek. These workings, alongside the Clyde Mine to the north, point to the mineral-driven economy that once defined these hills.

Settlement patterns are anchored by the small community of Leesville and the nearby Skinnerville Spr, while the rugged interior is marked by a network of springs and canyons such as Bear Valley and Antelope Valley. To the east, the terrain levels into the agricultural flats of Spring Valley, traversed by Spring Valley Creek. The inclusion of the California Division of Forestry Station and the Mountain House label suggests established waypoints in an otherwise isolated range.