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1934 Map of Little Buttes

Name: 1934 Topographic Map of Little Buttes
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1951
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1951

About this map

The Antelope Buttes dominate the western landscape of this mid-century survey, rising sharply from the floor of the Antelope Valley. The map documents a period of transitioning infrastructure in the high desert, where a network of straight-line avenues, such as Avenue A through Avenue I, overlays the natural terrain of Myrick Canyon. This grid system reflects early 20th-century land division and the burgeoning development of the region near the Kern and Los Angeles County border.

Agricultural and navigational landmarks provide significant local history value, including the Mission Bell Ranch and Eric Munz Ranch. Notable utility and safety features are also present, such as a Telephone Line and an Airway Beacon near Neenach Road. These details, alongside the Little Buttes in the northeast, capture the era when the valley was defined by isolated ranching outposts and the first major utility corridors like the Transmission Line.