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1930s Maps of Fresno County, California

Explore 20 historic maps of Fresno County from the 1930s. These maps offer a rare glimpse into what life looked like during the 1930s — showing old roads, neighborhoods, homes, and landmarks that have changed or disappeared over time.

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Fresno County, CA maps

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  1. 1930 Map of Discovery Well
    1930 Map of Discovery Well
    1930 Discovery Well
    1930 Print · USGS
    Oil exploration on the Kettleman North Hills Dome was just beginning when this 1930 survey was conducted along the Fresno and Kings county line. Researchers can trace the early industrial footprint of the region through the Discovery Well, Standard Oil Camp, and Milham City.
    2 unique versions available
  4. 1930 Map of Canoas Creek
    1930 Map of Canoas Creek
    1930 Canoas Creek
    1930 Print · USGS
    The Fresno and Kings county line area is captured here during the 1930s oil boom. Researchers can trace early industrial landmarks like the Discovery Well near Avenal and follow the route of the Coalinga and Bakersfield Road.
  7. 1931 Map of Wheatville
    1931 Map of Wheatville
    1931 Wheatville
    1931 Print · USGS
    Fresno County agriculture is in its formative years on this map, showing a landscape newly defined by irrigation and a strict road grid. Trace the early alignments of Stinson Canal and Wheatville, or locate family-named landmarks along Coalinga Road and Harlan Avenue.
    2 unique versions available
  10. 1931 Map of Towne Oil Station
    1931 Map of Towne Oil Station
    1931 Towne Oil Station
    1931 Print · USGS
    Fresno County agriculture and early oil infrastructure are mapped here during the late 1920s. Researchers can trace the development of Towne Oil Station, the Westside Sch, and commercial operations like Kings County Dev Co Farm No 1.
    2 unique versions available
  13. 1931 Map of Mouth of Cantua Creek
    1931 Map of Mouth of Cantua Creek
    1931 Mouth of Cantua Creek
    1931 Print · USGS
    The San Joaquin Valley landscape near the mouth of the creek is captured here in the early 1930s, showing the early agricultural grid. Researchers can trace the development of Fresno County through its named arteries like Oil City Avenue and Davis Avenue along Cantua Creek.
    2 unique versions available
  16. 1932 Map of Delta Farms
    1932 Map of Delta Farms
    1932 Delta Farms
    1932 Print · USGS
    Fresno County agriculture is captured here in the late twenties, showing a landscape defined by industrial farm development and a unique automotive-themed road grid. Researchers can trace early land company holdings like Kings County Dev Co Farm No 3 or follow the paths of Packard Avenue and the diagonal Coalinga Road.
    3 unique versions available
  19. 1932 Map of West of Lethent
    1932 Map of West of Lethent
    1932 West of Lethent
    1932 Print · USGS
    Fresno County agricultural lands are captured here in the late twenties, organized into a rigid grid of namesake-branded roads. Trace the early rural development along Cadillac Avenue, Ford Avenue, and Stutz Avenue.
  22. 1933 Map of Huron
    1933 Map of Huron
    1933 Huron
    1933 Print · USGS
    The San Joaquin Valley's agricultural grid is on full display during the early 1930s. Researchers can trace the development of Huron along the Southern Pacific rail line and locate landmarks like the Huron Tank and Jayne Avenue.
  25. 1933 Map of Guijarral Hills
    1933 Map of Guijarral Hills
    1933 Guijarral Hills
    1933 Print · USGS
    Fresno County's western oil and ranching lands are captured here in the early thirties. Local historians can trace the industrial footprint of the Oil Tank Farm and the rail-side settlement at Turk along the Southern Pacific line.
  28. 1934 Map of The Dark Hole
    1934 Map of The Dark Hole
    1934 The Dark Hole
    1934 Print · USGS
    The Fresno and Monterey county lines meet in this 1930s survey of the rugged interior Coast Ranges. Genealogists can trace family outposts like Radcliff Cabin and Moore Cabin alongside the King Mine and the distinctive Dark Hole.
  31. 1934 Map of Reef Ridge
    1934 Map of Reef Ridge
    1934 Reef Ridge
    1934 Print · USGS
    The Fresno and Kings County line ran through a landscape of ranching and early oil work in the 1930s. Genealogists and historians can trace family-named sites like the Ernest Kreyenhagen Ranch or the Vones Ranch Adobe Ruins.
  34. 1934 Map of La Cima
    1934 Map of La Cima
    1934 La Cima
    1934 Print · USGS
    The Kettleman Hills oil boom is in full swing on this early 1930s survey of the San Joaquin Valley’s western edge. Researchers can locate specific industrial landmarks like the Discovery Well, the Standard Oil Camp, and the vanished settlement of Milham City.
    2 unique versions available
  37. 1934 Map of Canoas Creek
    1934 Map of Canoas Creek
    1934 Canoas Creek
    1934 Print · USGS
    The foothills of Fresno County appear in the early 1930s just as the oil and ranching economies were shaping the region. Researchers can trace the early street layout of Avenal and the natural paths of Canoas Creek and Zapato Creek before modern irrigation changed the land.
    2 unique versions available
  40. 1936 Map of Kreyenhagen Hills
    1936 Map of Kreyenhagen Hills
    1936 Kreyenhagen Hills
    1936 Print · USGS
    The ranching country of southern Fresno County is documented here in the mid-1930s as the regional road network began to expand. Genealogists and historians can locate specific family landholdings like Zuburr Ranch and Hanes Ranch along the seasonal waters of Jacalitos Creek.
  43. 1936 Map of Guijarral Hills, 1947 Print
    1936 Map of Guijarral Hills, 1947 Print
    1936 Guijarral Hills
    1947 Print · USGS
    Fresno County's western edge was a hub of energy and ranching in the 1930s. Researchers can trace early oil infrastructure at the Oil Tank Farm and Caliola Pumping Sta, or locate the historic Pleasant Valley Ranch near the Southern Pacific line.
  46. 1937 Map of Huron
    1937 Map of Huron
    1937 Huron
    1937 Print · USGS
    The San Joaquin Valley agricultural grid is in its early stages during the mid-1930s, centered on the rail-side town of Huron. Local historians can trace the original alignment of the Southern Pacific and the boundary between Fresno Co and Kings Co.
    3 unique versions available
  49. 1937 Map of Guijarral Hills
    1937 Map of Guijarral Hills
    1937 Guijarral Hills
    1937 Print · USGS
    Fresno County ranching and the early oil industry collide in this 1930s survey of the Central Valley. Trace the Southern Pacific rail line and identify family-held lands like Pleasant Valley Ranch and the industrial Oil Tank Farm.
    2 unique versions available
  52. 1937 Map of Reef Ridge
    1937 Map of Reef Ridge
    1937 Reef Ridge
    1937 Print · USGS
    Kings and Monterey counties were defined by isolated ranching and early oil infrastructure in the mid-1930s. Researchers can trace family history at the Ernest Kreyenhagen Ranch or locate industrial sites like the Avenal Canyon Mine and the Union Oil Co Pumping Sta.
    2 unique versions available
  55. 1937 Map of The Dark Hole
    1937 Map of The Dark Hole
    1937 The Dark Hole
    1937 Print · USGS
    The rugged junction of Fresno, Monterey, and Kings Counties is captured here in the mid-1930s. Genealogists and historians can trace isolated homesteads like Moore Cabin and Carollo Cabin, or locate the remote Kings Mine and Pinosa House (Ruins).
    2 unique versions available
  58. 1937 Map of Mt. Whitney, 1954 Print
    1937 Map of Mt. Whitney, 1954 Print
    1937 Mt. Whitney
    1954 Print · USGS
    The Owens Valley and the High Sierra meet in the late 1930s, showing the early infrastructure of Independence and Lone Pine. Genealogists and historians can trace the Southern Pacific System railroad, the location of Manzanar, and remote sites like Old Camp Independence.
    3 unique versions available
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