1934 Map of Adobe

About this map

The Antelope Valley high desert landscape is captured here during a transitional phase of regional mapping, specifically showing the transition from surveyed terrain to a large Preliminary Edition Unsurveyed Area to the east. The map represents the high-desert fringe where Los Angeles County meets both Kern and San Bernardino counties, dominated by the prominent rise of Adobe Mountain in the south. The early grid system is evident through established thoroughfares like Avenue B, Avenue C, and 245 Th St. E, providing a framework for the sparse homesteading and agricultural development characteristic of this arid region during the early 1930s. This edition is particularly notable for its reliance on information furnished by the Board of Supervisors and County Surveyor J.E. Rockhold, reflecting a period when local county data was essential for filling in the blanks of federal topographic surveys.