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1950 Map of Ivanhoe

Name: 1950 Topographic Map of Ivanhoe
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1971
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1971

About this map

The agricultural landscape of the San Joaquin Valley is defined here by an intricate web of irrigation works and rail lines. Built on a foundation of early 20th-century surveys with photorevised updates from 1969, the map reveals the complex water management system essential to the region, including the Friant-Kern Canal, Wutchumna Ditch, and Visalia-Kern Canal. These waterways crisscross the plains between the prominent rising terrain of Colvin Mountain and the Venice Hills.

Settlement patterns follow the paths of the Southern Pacific RR and the Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe RR, which served the small communities of Ivanhoe, Seville, and Hillmaid. Local social history is grounded in landmarks like the Paloma School, St Maries Church, and the Lone Oak Cem. The presence of the County Industrial Camp near the St. Johns River indicates the diverse land use in this corner of Tulare County during the mid-century era.