2015 Map of Gosford

About this map

The Bakersfield urban fringe meets the agricultural expansion of the southern San Joaquin Valley on this 2015 topographic survey. The landscape is defined by an intricate network of irrigation and water management, featuring the Kern River, the Friant-Kern Canal, and the Cross Valley Canal alongside numerous ditches like Highline Ditch. These waterways support the outlying settlements of Gosford, Panama, and Pumpkin Center. Higher education is a prominent feature of the local geography, with the campus of California State University-Bakersfield and several vocational colleges including Kaplan College-Bakersfield and San Joaquin Valley College-Bakersfield serving the region. The map documents the dense residential development in Quailwood and Kern City as they spread toward the historic rural community of Old River and the industrial corridors of Wible Orchard.