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1950 Map of Stratford

Name: 1950 Topographic Map of Stratford
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1950
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1950

About this map

Stratford serves as the central hub for this Kings County landscape, which by 1950 had become a complex network of water management and irrigation systems. The Kings River flows through the western portion of the sheet, controlled by the Upper Stratford Weir and Lower Stratford Weir. This hydrological infrastructure, featuring the Empire Canal, Jacobs Canal, and Tulare Lake Canal, reveals the intensive agricultural transformation of the Central Valley.

Remote settlements and family-named points like Cuneo, Marsala, and the Rancheria Santa Rosa are connected by the Southern Pacific railroad line. Local education and community life are anchored at sites like Empire Sch and Jacobs Sch, while industrial footprints are evident at the Lemoore Pumping Sta. The map captures a moment when the regional economy was deeply tied to the movement of water across the flat plains.