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1932 Map of Palmdale

Name: 1932 Topographic Map of Palmdale
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1932
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1932

About this map

Antelope Valley and the Anaverde Valley converge in this early 1930s survey, revealing a landscape defined by water management and transit routes through the Los Angeles County high desert. The town of Palmdale serves as a central hub, where the Southern Pacific Railroad and the Sierra Highway parallel one another. This era captures the critical infrastructure of the region, including the Aqueduct and an Abandoned Ditch, which underscore the ongoing efforts to sustain agricultural operations like the Lake View Dairy.

Local landmarks such as the Palmdale Spring Sanitarium and several named properties—City Ranch, Sunset Ranch, and Tuckerway Ranch—provide specific data points for genealogists tracking family holdings. The southern portion is dominated by the steep topography of the Sierra Pelona, where isolated outposts like Casa Joven and various springs suggest a rugged lifestyle away from the growing settlement at the valley floor.