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1943 Map of Emigrant Hill

Name: 1943 Topographic Map of Emigrant Hill
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1943
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1943

About this map

The Antelope Valley and Antelope Plain meet in this 1943 War Department survey of Kern County, revealing a landscape defined by petroleum infrastructure and early ranching interests. Near Point of Rocks, the industrial footprint of the era is evident through landmarks like the Junction Pump Station and the Temblor Pump Station, alongside survey markers like the USC & GS Devils Den North Derrick. These features reflect the region's mid-century role as a critical energy corridor.

Scattered homesteads and family properties such as F Williams, Dufour Bros, and the ranch of T. Yribarren provide valuable data points for genealogists tracing land ownership in the hills below Emigrant Hill. The presence of the Blackwell Corners Wooden Tower near the junction of state routes highlights the essential surveying work conducted by the Corps of Engineers during the war years, capturing a transition between the open range and developed oil fields.