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1927 Map of Burrel

Name: 1927 Topographic Map of Burrel
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1927
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1927

About this map

Fresno Slough carves a winding path through this San Joaquin Valley landscape, defining the agricultural and transport corridor of the mid-1920s. Surveyed by C.P. McKinley and published in 1927, the map illustrates an era when irrigation and rail were the primary drivers of settlement. The Southern Pacific and the Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe railroads intersect near Lanare, anchoring a network of rural schools including Elkhorn School, Bender School, and Summit Lake School.

The presence of numerous large ranch holdings like Burrel Ranch and West Lake Ranch alongside a rigid grid of avenues—such as Mt Whitney Avenue and Elkhorn Avenue—highlights the systematic transition of the Laguna De Tache grant into productive farmland. Engineered water features like Crescent Ditch and Sand Slough demonstrate the complex water management required to sustain these burgeoning communities.