1900-1909 Maps of Inyo County, California

1. 1905 Map of Olancha, 1957 Print

   

   1905 Olancha

   1957 Print · USGS

   The high Sierra and Owens Valley meet in this 1905 survey, showing the early rail lines and remote outposts before modern infrastructure reached the Kern River. Researchers can trace the path of the Southern Pacific RR through Cartago or locate the remote Kern Canyon Ranger Station.

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4. 1906 Map of Kernville, 1955 Print

   

   1906 Kernville

   1955 Print · USGS

   The Kern River Valley at the turn of the century shows a landscape of mining camps and river settlements before the damming of the river. Genealogists and historians can trace the early locations of Kernville, Isabella, and Weldon, or locate the Big Blue Mine and Bodfish P.O.

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7. 1907 Map of Olancha

   

   1907 Olancha

   1907 Print · USGS

   The Sierra Nevada high country at the turn of the century shows a wilderness of meadows and peaks before the modern park era. Trace early trails and remote camps like Funston Camp, Siberian Outpost, and the lake-front settlement of Olancha.

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10. 1907 Map of Mt. Whitney

    

    1907 Mt. Whitney

    1907 Print · USGS

    The Owens Valley and Sierra high country come alive in this early survey of the Inyo and Tulare border. Genealogists can trace the early layout of Independence and Lone Pine or locate sites like the Bluebell Mine and Old Camp Independence.

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13. 1907 Map of Las Vegas, 1956 Print

    

    1907 Las Vegas

    1956 Print · USGS

    Southern Nevada is shown at a pivotal moment in the early 1900s as the rail network began to transform the desert landscape. Genealogists and historians can locate early homesteads and landmarks like Las Vegas Ranch, Mormon Well, and the Stirling Mine.

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16. 1908 Map of Lida

    

    1908 Lida

    1908 Print · USGS

    Esmeralda County enters its mining peak at the start of the twentieth century as rail lines and boomtowns transform the high desert. Researchers can trace the exact layout of the Tonopah and Goldfield RR, find remote camps like Diamondfield, and locate the Rattlesnake Mine.

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19. 1908 Map of Furnace Creek

    

    1908 Furnace Creek

    1908 Print · USGS

    The California-Nevada borderlands hummed with mining activity in the early twentieth century as new rail lines reached into the desert. Genealogists and historians can trace pioneer outposts like Rhyolite, industrial sites like the Keane Wonder Mine, and the springs of Ash Meadows.

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22. 1908 Map of Las Vegas

    

    1908 Las Vegas

    1908 Print · USGS

    Southern Nevada was a frontier of rail and ranching in the years before major desert expansion. Trace the early footprints of Las Vegas and its surrounding outposts like Arden, Bracken, and the Stirling Mine.

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25. 1908 Map of Kernville

    

    1908 Kernville

    1908 Print · USGS

    The southern Sierra Nevada frontier comes to life in this survey of the Kern River Valley at the dawn of the twentieth century. Genealogists and researchers can locate early mining operations at the Big Blue Mine and trace historic settlements like Vaughn Bodfish P.O. and Weldon before mid-century water projects.

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28. 1908 Map of Ballarat

    

    1908 Ballarat

    1908 Print · USGS

    Inyo County was a frontier of mining and survival in the early 1900s, where water and ore dictated the settlement patterns. Researchers can locate remote camps like Skidoo and Harrisburg, or trace the vital network of desert water at Stovepipe Wells and Warm Sulphur Spring.

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