2015 Map of Porterville

About this map

The Tule River and a complex network of irrigation channels, including the Friant-Kern Canal and Poplar Ditch, define the agricultural and civic landscape of the eastern San Joaquin Valley. Centered on the city of Porterville, this survey documents the transition from suburban neighborhoods like Scenic Heights and Westfield to the surrounding orchard and field lands. Smaller outlying settlements such as Plano, Zante, and Nanceville are scattered across the quadrangle, connected by a dense grid of numbered avenues and roads. Key regional infrastructure is prominent, notably the Porterville Municipal Airport and Porterville College near Lake Heron. For genealogists and local historians, the inclusion of Saint Anne Cem and Vandalia Cem offers specific points of interest for tracing family roots within the Tulare County landscape.