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1934 Map of Canoas Creek

Name: 1934 Topographic Map of Canoas Creek
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1934
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1934

About this map

The industrial development of the California oil fields is evident along the Coalinga Bakersfield Highway No 138, where the Associated Oil Pumping Sta sits as a lonely outpost on the Kettleman Plain. This 1930s survey captures the region during a period of significant petroleum extraction, centered on the geological formations of the North Dome and Kettleman Hills. The terrain is characterized by a series of dry washes and arroyos, such as Arroyo El Hocico and Arroyo Seco, which descend from the high ridges toward the valley floor.

Settlement is sparse, concentrated at Avenal near the junction of the Fresno Co Kings Co line. Smaller named locales like La Luneta and El Piton provide specific reference points for genealogists and land researchers tracing early twentieth-century activity in this part of the San Joaquin Valley. The map also delineates the transition from the Kreyenhagen Hills to the alluvial wash known simply as The Washboard.