1953 Map of Blackwells Corner

About this map

North Belridge Oil Field and surrounding industrial operations dominate this mid-century portrait of Kern County's petroleum landscape. Located where the Antelope Plain meets the Antelope Hills, the map reveals a dense network of extraction infrastructure concentrated in the south. These features include numerous oil tanks, oil wells, and pipelines that crisscross the terrain to reach facilities like the Carneros Pumping Sta and the Middlewater Pumping Station. In the northwestern corner, the crossroads settlement of Blackwells Corner sits along Route 466, serving as a landmark in an otherwise largely industrial expanse. Further south, the geology is highlighted by the Mc Donald Anti-Cline, illustrating the specific subterranean formations that drove the development of the South Belridge Oil Field.