1927 Map of Traver

About this map

The Southern Pacific railroad cuts a straight diagonal through this Central Valley landscape, defining the layout of Traver and the surrounding agricultural grid. Surveyed in the mid-1920s, the terrain is defined by a complex network of irrigation and water management, where the Kings River and St Johns River feed into numerous smaller channels like Cottonwood Creek and the Settlers Ditch. This era shows a rural landscape transitioning from open range to a highly organized patchwork of family-named avenues and school districts.