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1949 Map of Williams Hill

Name: 1949 Topographic Map of Williams Hill
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1971
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1971

About this map

Lockwood and the surrounding Monterey County ranchlands appear here as they were just after World War II, showing a landscape defined by cattle grazing and military land use. The Hunter Liggett Military Reservation dominates the southern half of the sheet, where the San Antonio River carves through the terrain near Quail Top and Nelson Flat. The valley floor to the north is dotted with numerous windmills, supporting local agriculture near Martins Corner and the small Airfield.

Genealogists will find the San Antonio Union Sch and a small Cem near the center of the map, providing key markers for families settled in this rural corridor. The topography transitions from the alluvial flats of the San Antonio valley into a complex network of canyons to the northeast, including Williams Canyon and Wildcat Canyon, leading up toward the summit of Williams Hill. A prominent Telephone Line runs through the military reservation, marking the infrastructure of the era.