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1943 Map of Packwood

Name: 1943 Topographic Map of Packwood
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1943
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1943

About this map

The Temblor Range dominates the eastern half of this 1943 survey, revealing the remote ranching and infrastructure of the California interior during the war years. High-elevation peaks like Yeguas Mountain and surveying points such as USC & GS Miller overlook a landscape defined by seasonal water and the San Luis Obispo and Kern County border. Settlement is sparse, represented by family names and small outposts like Twisselmann, Sumners, and the W M Cook homestead.

A notable industrial presence is found at the Bitterwater Pump Station, which sits along the drainage of Bitterwater Creek. This facility, alongside several small reservoirs and Paso Ortega Lake, highlights the critical importance of water management in this arid terrain. Genealogists may find value in the isolated Cemetery located west of the mountain slopes, while the presence of Miller Flats and Cedar Canyon illustrates the complex topography that historically directed movement through this portion of the range.