1943 Map of Onyx

About this map

Onyx and its surrounding ranch lands occupy this corner of the Sierra Nevada foothills during the early 1940s. The landscape is defined by the South Fork Kern River drainage and the agricultural operations at Onyx Ranch, Bloomfield Ranch, and Gleason Ranch. Evidence of early settlement is preserved at the Cottage Grove Cem and Indian Cem, while the southeastern corner of the map reveals the massive engineering of the Los Angeles Aqueduct cutting across the desert floor.