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1935 Map of West Camp

Name: 1935 Topographic Map of West Camp
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1935
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1935

About this map

West Camp serves as the primary focal point of this 1930s survey, situated along the county boundary where Kings Co meets Kern Co. This landscape, surveyed by F. A. Wuopio, is defined by the transition from the relatively level expanse of the Antelope Plain into the more varied terrain of the surrounding hills. The map is notably sparse, highlighting a handful of critical water sources such as Well and the area of Lone Tree Well, which were essential for maintaining any industrial or agricultural activity in this arid region of the San Joaquin Valley.

The strategic importance of Avenal Gap at the western edge suggests the natural routes through the terrain that predated modern infrastructure. For those interested in the development of the oil or ranching industries in Central California, the isolation of these outposts and the reliance on mapped water points provides a clear picture of the frontier-like conditions that persisted in this part of the valley during the mid-1930s.