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1923 Map of Herndon

Name: 1923 Topographic Map of Herndon
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1923
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1923

About this map

The San Joaquin River carves a winding path through this early twentieth-century landscape, serving as the natural boundary between Madera and Fresno Counties. The village of Herndon sits near the river's edge, positioned at a critical junction where the State Highway and the Southern Pacific railroad span the water. This area is defined by a rigid grid of agricultural roads, including Herndon Avenue and Shaw Avenue, which suggest the systematic development of the San Joaquin Valley’s fertile lands.

Industrial and transport corridors dominate the eastern and central portions of the sheet, with the Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe line cutting diagonally across the terrain. Smaller settlements like Barstow and Dickerson appear as quiet railroad stops or crossroads, reflecting a time before significant suburban expansion. The survey detail by E.P. Davis and L.O. Newsome highlights the transition from river-bottom vegetation to the organized irrigation and thoroughfares of the early 1920s.