2021 Map of Woodfords

About this map

Woodfords and Fredericksburg anchor this transition from the floor of the Carson Valley to the steep eastern escarpment of the Sierra Nevada. This map records a landscape deeply influenced by historical water management and early travel routes, featuring an intricate network of irrigation channels like the Snowshoe Thompson Ditch Number Two and Millich Ditch that transformed the arid valleys into agricultural lands. For genealogists and local historians, the sheet is particularly valuable for its documentation of burial sites, including the Old Woodfords Cem, Fredericksburg Cem, and Washoe Cem. The terrain is defined by dramatic elevation changes, rising from the residential clusters at Alpine Village and Mesa Vista toward prominent heights such as Jobs Peak and Cary Peak. Numerous named canyons, including Larson Canyon and Cloudburst Canyon, cut through the Toiyabe National Forest, while the W Fork Carson River winds across the valley floor.