1955 Map of Tejon Hills

About this map

The Rancho El Tejon Boundary Grant carves through this landscape, marking the historic land division between the flat San Joaquin Valley floor and the rising Tehachapi Mts. In the mid-1950s, this area was a primary intersection of agricultural and petroleum production, evidenced by the Comanche Point Oil Field and the El Tejon Field. On the valley floor, infrastructure like the Cotton Gin near No Name Road supported the local farming economy, while the settlement of Caparell sat at the base of the Tejon Hills. Numerous watercourses, including Tejon Creek and Tunis Creek, emerge from the higher elevations, flowing toward the valley. The presence of Bino Springs and various oil tanks across the hillsides illustrates how early water sources and industrial energy developments dictated the placement of mountain-access roads and pipelines during this era of Kern County growth.