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1947 Map of Conejo

Name: 1947 Topographic Map of Conejo
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1947
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1947

About this map

Agricultural development in rural Fresno County centers on a dense network of irrigation canals and family-named landmarks just after the second World War. Small settlements like Monmouth and Conejo serve as hubs for the surrounding farmsteads, which are connected by a rigid grid of avenues named for trees and local figures. The importance of water management in the Central Valley is evident in the numerous private and district ditches, including the Parlier Canal and the Harlan-Stevens Ditch, which feed scattered depressions such as Willow Lake and Ralmke Pond.

Education and community infrastructure are well-established, with the Iowa Sch, Terry Sch, and Conejo Sch serving the local families. Transportation is anchored by two major rail lines: the Southern Pacific running northwest through the landscape and the Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe crossing the western boundary. A lone Airway Beacon near Rose Avenue provides a modern navigational mark amidst the orchards and vineyards of the late 1940s.