Merced California Planada USGS 15-Min Topo Map 1963 Vintage

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Merced California Planada USGS 15-Min Topo Map 1963 Vintage

$18

This USGS 15-minute topographic map is a 1962 edition, printed in 1963, and the sheet is in very good condition with a clean map area free of wear or markings. Covering roughly 14 by 17 miles in California’s San Joaquin Valley about 40 miles southeast of Modesto, the quad area takes in the city of Merced and the community of Planada, spanning parts of Merced and Mariposa counties. The 20-foot contour interval traces the gentle valley terrain here, farm country on the western approach to the Sierra foothills, mapped from aerial and field survey work done in 1961 and 1962. A midsheet horizontal foldline and two center line folds are present, with some handling wear along the bottom collar.

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SKU: 271 Categories: 15 Minute, California

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MAP DETAILS
TITLE	Merced
STATE	California
LOCATION	40 miles southeast of Modesto
SERIES	15-minute
SURVEYED	1961 and 1962 Aerial and Field Survey
EDITION	1962
PRINTED	1963
PRINT NOTES	Includes woodland tint (green to indicate vegetated areas)
SCALE	1:62500
CONTOUR INTERVAL	20 feet
SHEET DIMENSIONS	17 x 21 inches (approximate)
MAP DIMENSIONS	13 7/8 x 17 1/2 inches
COVERAGE AREA	14 x 17 miles
SHEET CONDITION For maps of this vintage, effort is made to note all visible flaws, no matter how minor.
OVERALL CONDITION	Very Good
SHEET NOTES	moderately handled, midsheet horizontal foldline (in half), two center line folds
MAP AREA	no wear, no markings, no blemishes
COLLARS	very minor markings, no edge tears, handling wear along bottom collar
MAP COVERAGE Quadrangle extent overlaid on current basemap.

PLACENAMES Depending on map series and survey date, all of the features listed below may not be shown on this map. This list contains features that currently exist or historically existed within the area covered by the map. The list can be used as a reference to determine if this map covers your area of interest. Placenames are listed alphabetically next to each feature type.
CITIES AND TOWNS (CURRENT)	Merced and Planada
COUNTIES COVERED	Mariposa and Merced
RIVERS AND STREAMS	Bear Creek, Black Rascal Creek, Burns Creek, Cottonwood Creek, Edendale Creek, Fahrens Creek, Mariposa Creek, Merced River, and Owens Creek
WATER BODIES	Burns Reservoir
Locations: Bear Creek Shopping Center, Bear Creek Village Shopping Center, Bellevue Ranch, College Green Shopping Center, Creegan, La Paloma Ranch, Merced Golf Club, Merced Mall Shopping Center, Merced Substation, Waltz Ranch, Wilson Substation, and Yosemite North Shopping Center. Mountains, Peaks, and Summits: China Hat and Haystack Mountain. Valleys and Canyons: Greaser Gulch and Toledo Gulch. Parks: Ada Givens Park, Applegate Park, Appletgate Zoo, Black Rascal Creek Park, Bob Hart Park, Burbank Park, Court House Square Park, Fahrens Park, Flanagan Park, Joe Herb Park, Leonard Park, Macias Park, McNamara Park, Rahilly Park, and Santa Fe Park. Drainages: Burns Creek, Cottonwood Creek, Fahrens Creek, Greaser Creek, Parkinson Creek, and Toledo Creek. Islands: Scout Island. Churches: Antioch Baptist Church, Apostolic Tabernacle, Bethesda Apostolic Faith Church, Calvary Assembly of God Church, Calvary Baptist Church, Central Presbyterian Church, Church of Christ, Church of the Nazarene, Cornerstone Worship Center Pentecostal Church, Eastside Church of Christ, Emmanuel Baptist Church, Ephesus Apostolic Church, First Assembly of God Church, First Baptist Church, First Church of Christ Scientist, First Church of God, Free Will Baptist Church, Grace Fellowship Foursquare Church, Harvest Christian Center, Iglesia Bautista de la Comunidad, Keep Hope Alive Christian Center, Merced Bethel Seventh Day Adventist Church, Merced Revival Center, Mision Cristiana Pricipe de Paz, Missionary Baptist Church of Merced, Mount Zion Lighthouse Full Gospel Church, New Faith Tabernacle Church of God in Christ, New Life Assembly of God Church, Olive East Seventh Day Adventist Church, Our Lady of Mercy Roman Catholic Church, Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Church, Saint Lukes Episcopal Church, Saint Matthew Baptist Church, Saint Patricks Roman Catholic Church, Saint Pauls Lutheran Church, Salvation Army Laotian Ministries, Second Baptist Church, Seventh Day Adventist Church, Sierra Presbyterian Church, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, United Methodist Church of Merced, Unity Church of Merced, Valley Baptist Church, and Yosemite Church. Hospitals: Merced Medical Center and Mercy Hospital. Buildings: Fire Station Number 1, Lesher Library, Merced City Hall, Merced County Courthouse, Merced County Jail, Merced County Juvenile Hall, Merced County Law Library, Merced County Library, Merced Museum, Merced Womans Club, Veterans Memorial Hall, and Yosemite Wildlife Museum. Dams: Burns Creek Dam, El Nido Dam, Lake Yosemite 58-003 Dam, Miles Creek Dam, Monnett Dam, and Puglizevich Dam. Canals: Bird Lateral, Bradley Lateral, Cadera Lateral, Dibblee Lateral, Fairfield Canal, Farmdale Lateral, Givens Lateral, Grimes Lateral, Hadley Lateral, Hartley Lateral, Ivett Lateral, Koff Lateral, Le Grand Canal, Lower Golf Lateral, Main Canal, Merced Lateral, Mitchell Drain, Paden Drain, Parker Lateral, Planada Canal, Rotterdam Lateral, Sells Lateral, Sixmile Drain, Tower Lateral, Upper Golf Lateral, Vaughn Lateral, Yosemite Lateral, and Zentner Lateral. Bayous and Sloughs: Snake Slough. Bays: Rotary Cove and Veterans Cove. Airports: Hunt Farms Airport and John Myers Airport. Schools: Ada Givens Elementary School, Alicia Reyes Elementary School, Charles Wright Elementary School, Don B Chenoweth Elementary School, East Merced High School, Galen Clark Kindergarten, Granada High School, Herbert Hoover Intermediate School, John Fremont Elementary School, John Muir Elementary School, Le Conte Kindergarten, Luther Burbank Elementary School, Merced Adult School, Merced College, North Merced Union High School, Our Lady of Mercy School, Planada Elementary School, Rudolph Rivera Intermediate School, Tenaya Intermediate School, and Weaver Elementary School. Reservoirs and Tanks: Burns Lake and Yosemite Lake. Towers: KABX-FM (Merced), KDAT-FM (Merced), KLOQ-AM (Merced), KVMG-TV (Merced), KXDE-FM (Merced), and KYOS-AM (Merced). Wells: Lower Well and Upper Well. Pillars: Courthouse Rock.
SHIPPING AND RETURNS
This map sheet will be carefully rolled in a sturdy tube and shipped via the US Postal Service. If you find that the sheet you receive is not as described in the listing, you may ship it back to us for a refund of the purchase price.

This vintage sheet is a 1962 edition of the Merced California USGS topographic map. It is an original 63-year-old 1963 United States Geological Survey print in very good condition.

HOW THIS MAP CAN BE USED
In addition to making a fascinating conversation piece, this sheet would look great in a frame or on display, make a unique and prized gift for anyone interested in this area, be perfect as a reference for genealogy studies or general historical research, or fill that missing piece in your collection. Maps of this vintage are printed on durable stock and are well-suited for outdoor activities and recreation of all kinds, including hiking, backpacking, hunting, rafting and kayaking, backcountry skiing, geocaching, general exploration, treasure hunting, etc.

FEATURES SHOWN ON THE MAP
The Merced 15-minute map shows cities and towns, roads, railroads, utilities and energy infrastructure, rivers, creeks, elevation contour lines, public land survey lines, county, state, and other administrative boundaries as they existed at the time of the survey in 1961 and 1962. A reddish tint may be used on this sheet to indicate urban areas where only landmark buildings will be shown. Outside of those areas, all known structures (houses, businesses churches, schools, barns, cabins, etc) are shown.

A VALUABLE HISTORICAL RECORD
Maps from the 15-minute series for the continental United States are no longer produced or printed by the USGS and original prints are becoming increasingly difficult to find. They are a valuable historical record for an area, as they contain many placenames and features that have been dropped from more recent maps.