1910s Maps of Kern County, California

1. 1910 Map of Buena Vista Lake, 1912 Print

   

   1910 Buena Vista Lake

   1912 Print · USGS

   The southern San Joaquin Valley comes to life in the years before the great lakes were drained for agriculture. Genealogists and historians can trace early rail stops like Bowerbank and Hazelton or locate rural landmarks such as the Palm School and Moron Taft P O.

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4. 1911 Map of Randsburg, 1958 Print

   

   1911 Randsburg

   1958 Print · USGS

   High desert mining towns in Kern and San Bernardino counties flourished during this era of peak mineral extraction. Genealogists and historians can trace the early footprints of Randsburg and Johannesburg, or locate the Yellow Aster Mine and the rail-side settlement of Atolia.

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7. 1912 Map of Randsburg

   

   1912 Randsburg

   1912 Print · USGS

   The Rand mining district comes to life in this early century survey of the Kern County desert. Trace the rail lines of the Southern Pacific and the footprint of the massive Yellow Aster Mine near Randsburg and Atolia.

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10. 1912 Map of McKittrick

    

    1912 McKittrick

    1912 Print · USGS

    Kern and San Luis Obispo counties are shown here just as the early oil boom and cattle ranching were shaping the desert landscape. Researchers can trace the original Pacific Southern rail lines and find legacy ranch sites like Sandiego Joe's and Temblor Ranch.

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13. 1912 Map of Buena Vista Lake, 1921 Print

    

    1912 Buena Vista Lake

    1921 Print · USGS

    The San Joaquin Valley at the height of its irrigation and oil boom is captured here, from the streets of Bakersfield to the shores of Buena Vista Lake. Genealogists and local historians can trace early schools like Old River School and the rail stops of the Sunset RR.

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16. 1914 Map of Caliente

    

    1914 Caliente

    1914 Print · USGS

    Bakersfield and the southern Joaquin Valley are captured in the early nineteen-teens as the region's rail and oil industries expanded. Genealogists can trace family landmarks like the Tejon Ranch and Rio Bravo Ranch or locate vanished stops such as Woodford Keene P O and Cottonwood Station.

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19. 1914 Map of Lost Hills

    

    1914 Lost Hills

    1914 Print · USGS

    The western San Joaquin Valley appears here as an arid ranching frontier during the early years of oil exploration. Researchers can trace historic travel routes like the Dudley-Lemoore Road and locate isolated landmarks such as McDonalds Ranch, Emigrant Hill, and Alamo Solo Spr.

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22. 1914 Map of Cholame

    

    1914 Cholame

    1914 Print · USGS

    Central California ranching and rugged topography meet at the turn of the century across the Temblor Range. Genealogists and historians can trace early outposts like Devils Den, Dudley, and Carter's Ranch.

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25. 1915 Map of Elizabeth Lake

    

    1915 Elizabeth Lake

    1915 Print · USGS

    Antelope Valley and the northern reaches of the San Gabriel mountains were transforming in the early twentieth century as major water and rail projects arrived. Genealogists can trace family homesteads such as St Anthony Ranch, old desert outposts like Willow Springs, and early mining sites including the Gray Eagle Mine.

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28. 1915 Map of Searles Lake

    

    1915 Searles Lake

    1915 Print · USGS

    The Mojave Desert at the height of its early mining boom features a landscape defined by the Trona RR and the thriving gold camps of the Rand Mountains. Genealogists and historians can trace the foundations of Randsburg, the soda works at Trona, and remote outposts like Muerto Leliter PO and Garlock.

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31. 1915 Map of Mojave

    

    1915 Mojave

    1915 Print · USGS

    The eastern Tehachapi Mountains meet the desert in the early twentieth century as a hub of rail and mining. Trace the historic paths of the Southern Pacific railroad through Tehachapi and Mojave, or locate remote sites like the Joe Walker Mine and Claraville.

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34. 1915 Map of Cholame, 1956 Print

    

    1915 Cholame

    1956 Print · USGS

    The ranchlands of the Central Coast and western San Joaquin Valley were still largely defined by mining and cattle during the early 1900s. Genealogists and researchers can trace family-run operations at Cholame Ranch or find vanished rural schoolhouses like Eagle School and Alliance School.

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37. 1917 Map of Elizabeth Lake

    

    1917 Elizabeth Lake

    1917 Print · USGS

    The western Antelope Valley and Sierra Pelona appear here during a period of rapid hydraulic and rail expansion. Researchers can trace the original path of the Los Angeles Aqueduct and locate early landmarks like Willow Springs and the Antelope Valley Pumping Sta.

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40. 1917 Map of Cholame

    

    1917 Cholame

    1917 Print · USGS

    San Luis Obispo and Monterey counties in the early twentieth century reveal a landscape of remote quicksilver mines and isolated ranching outposts. Genealogists and researchers can trace family-named landmarks like Carter's Ranch and early rural education at Eagle School or Choice Valley School.

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