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1932 Map of Fairfax School

Name: 1932 Topographic Map of Fairfax School
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1932
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1932

About this map

Agricultural development and early irrigation systems define this landscape southeast of Bakersfield in the southern San Joaquin Valley. The map captures the transition from open terrain into an organized grid of ranch roads and canals, such as the Tehachapi Canal and Weed Patch Canal, which supported the growing farming communities of Magunden and Lamont. Educational hubs are prominent throughout the rural landscape, including the eponymous Fairfax School, Brundage Sch, and Mountain View Sch.

Industrial and transport corridors are anchored by the Southern Pacific railroad and the Eastside Highway, while the southern reaches show the natural meanders of Island and Cottonwood near the Kern watercourse. This survey, conducted by S. N. Stoner and C.A. Stonesifer, provides a clear view of the family-named roads like Carters Lane and Edison Drive that once connected these outlying homesteads and schools.