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1953 Map of Winters

Name: 1953 Topographic Map of Winters
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1954
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1954

About this map

Putah Creek and the Southern Pacific railroad define the agricultural and transportation corridor of this Yolo County region during the early 1950s. The town of Winters serves as a central hub, flanked by the sprawling Rio de los Putos land grant and several rural school districts including Union School, Buckeye School, and Wolfskill School. The landscape is etched with irrigation and drainage features essential to the Central Valley economy, notably the Yolo Central Canal and Willow Canal.

Smaller trackside stops and settlements like Arroz and Norton punctuate the rail line, while Chickahominy Slough and Dry Slough meander across the northern plains. The presence of the Military Reservation and an Airway Beacon west of town reflects the era's mid-century infrastructure. This map provides a detailed look at the interface between the Pleasants Valley foothills and the productive agricultural flats at the Yolo and Solano county line.