1959 Map of Wildwood School

About this map

Buckeye Creek and its many tributaries, including Petroleum Creek and Little Buckeye Creek, carve through the landscape of the Dunnigan Hills at the intersection of the Colusa Co Yolo Co line. This region is defined by its agricultural and industrial infrastructure, where an Old Railroad Grade and the Tehama-Colusa Canal trace the eastern plains. The settlement at Harrington and the namesake Wildwood School serve as local focal points amidst a network of rural avenues and roads named for early families and geography, such as Harrington Avenue and Perkins Road. The topography shifts from the flat valley floor to the dissected slopes of Buckeye Canyon and Murphy Canyon, illustrating the transition from open range to the upland drainages of Whiskey Creek and Wildcat Creek.