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1932 Map of Gosford

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

USGS Topo · Published 1932

About this map

Bakersfield and its agricultural southern outskirts are defined by an intricate network of irrigation infrastructure in this early 1930s survey. The landscape is carved by numerous man-made waterways including the Buena Vista Canal, Stine Canal, and Kern Island Canal, which diverted the Kern River to fuel the region's burgeoning farming industry. Local education is well-represented by rural outposts like Union Ave Sch and Stine Sch, while the presence of the Stockdale Country Club and the Airway Beacon indicate the early modernization and suburban expansion of the Kern County seat.

Small settlements such as Gosford, Old River, and Bannister appear as vital rural hubs connected by a rigid grid of family-named roads. The layout of Greenfield and its associated Greenfield Sch at the southern edge of the map shows the transition from urban Bakersfield to the open valley floor, where the Panama Slough and Hirshfield Ditch continue the essential task of water management in a semi-arid climate.