1928 Map of Tipton

About this map

The Southern Pacific railroad corridor serves as the central axis for this Tulare County landscape, anchoring the town of Tipton and several smaller trackside settlements. Surveyed in the mid-1920s, the map reveals a highly structured agricultural grid defined by major thoroughfares like Poplar Avenue and Macomber Road. This geometric layout is interrupted only by the meandering paths of the Tule River and Elk Bayou in the northwest, along with the Mitchell Slough and Deer Creek Slough to the south. Local education and community life are represented by the Hanby School north of town and the Edendale School in the southeastern corner. Beyond the main hub of Tipton, small freight stops and settlements such as Octol, Alfac, and Quail line the rails, illustrating the era's reliance on the railroad for moving valley produce and supplies.