1923 Map of Little Panoche

About this map

Little Panoche Creek winds through this arid landscape of western Fresno County, providing a vital watercourse through the foothills of the Panoche Hills. Surveyed in the early 1920s, the map reveals an area defined by sparse industrial development and extensive topography. The presence of an Oil Pumping Station south of the creek highlights the early 20th-century energy infrastructure that began to dot the San Joaquin Valley’s western edge. Beyond this industrial marker, the terrain is characterized by a network of ranch roads and surveying benchmarks, reflecting the remote ranching and prospecting character of the era before major agricultural expansion or modern highway development transformed the region.