Fairfax School California Lamont USGS Topographic Map 1939
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Fairfax School California Lamont USGS Topographic Map 1939

$44

This USGS 7.5-minute topographic sheet is a 1932 edition printed in 1939, an early vintage of the detailed series in good condition, moderately handled with foldlines and printed on thick stock. It takes in the area southeast of Bakersfield through Lamont, with the quad boundaries also including Weedpatch, all within Kern County at the southern end of the San Joaquin Valley. Drawn from a 1929 field survey by geographer S.N. Stoner, it records the rail lines, canals, and scattered schools of this farm country before the suburban growth and modern highways that followed, and comes from the vintage map collection of Richard Dahlke of Santa Barbara. A library stamp sits in the bottom collar, and the reverse carries printed reference material from the era.

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MAP DETAILS
TITLEFairfax School
STATECalifornia
LOCATIONVicinity of Bakersfield
SERIES7.5-minute
SURVEYED1929 Field Survey
GEOGRAPHERS.N.Stoner
EDITION1932
PRINTED1939
PRINT NOTESThick paper stock
SCALE1:31680
CONTOUR INTERVAL5 feet
SHEET DIMENSIONS16 3/8 x 19 7/8 inches
MAP DIMENSIONS14 1/8 x 17 1/4 inches
COVERAGE AREA7 x 9 miles
SOURCEFrom the vintage map collection of Richard Dahlke, Santa Barbara, California
MAP NOTESA rare early vintage of the detailed 7.5-minute series covering downtown Bakersfield southeast to Lamont, depicting the landscape before suburban expansion and before the modern highway system, showing rail lines, canals, and schools; surveyed when Bakers
SHEET CONDITION
For maps of this vintage, effort is made to note all visible flaws, no matter how minor.
OVERALL CONDITIONGood
SHEET NOTESmoderately handled, has foldlines
MAP AREAno markings, no blemishes
COLLARSno wear or tears, no markings, no blemishes, library stamp in bottom collar
MAP COVERAGE
Quadrangle extent overlaid on current basemap.
BACKSIDE LEGEND
A map summary is printed on the back side of the Fairfax School sheet similar to the one shown in the picture. It outlines the history, purpose, and status of the USGS mapping program at the time of the printing in 1939. It also provides instructions on how to read contour lines and a description of how they are used to depict the terrain. At the bottom of the page is a legend showing all of the symbols used to represent the cultural, relief, and water features found on the map.
PLACENAMES
Depending on map series and survey date, all of the features listed below may not be shown on this map. This list contains features that currently exist or historically existed within the area covered by the map. The list can be used as a reference to determine if this map covers your area of interest. Placenames are listed alphabetically next to each feature type.
CITIES AND TOWNS (CURRENT)Bakersfield, Lamont, and Weedpatch
COUNTIES COVEREDKern
Locations: Foothill High School, Mount Vernon Sewage Treatment Plant, Sewage Treatment Plant Number 2, and Valle Grande Public Golf Course. Parks: Belle Terrace Park, Casa Loma County Park, Lamont Park, Mayflower Park, Orangewood Park, Oswell Park, Pioneer County Park, Potomac County Park, Rexland Acres Park, and Virginia Avenue County Park. Churches: Apostolic Assembly Church, Apostolic Assembly Spanish Church, Baker Street Church of Christ, Bakersfield Pentecostal Church of Jesus Christ, Bethany United Methodist Church, Bible Truth Outreach United Pentecostal Church, Body of Christ Fellowship Church, Chapman Street Roman Catholic Church, Church of Christ, East Bakersfield Pentecostal Holiness Church, Emmanuel Temple of Apostolic Faith, Evening Light Saints Church of God, Fairfax Assembly of God Church, Faith Pentecostal Holiness Church, Faith Temple Church of God in Christ, First Freewill Baptist Church, Free Pentecostal Church, Full Gospel Lighthouse, Glorious Holy Church, Grace Pentecostal Tabernacle, Harmony Southern Baptist Church, Holy Temple Church of God in Christ, Hope Christian Center, Iglesia Centro Cristiano, Iglesia Presbiteriana el Redento, Jerusalem Mission, Jesus Name Assembly Church, Kingdom Hall of Jehovahs Witnesses, Lamont Assembly of God Church, Lamont Church of God, Lamont Pentecostal Holiness Church, Liberty Baptist Church, Lighthouse Christian Ministries, Lily of the Valley Church of God in Christ, Maranatha Baptist Church of Lamont, New Faith Center, New First Community Baptist Church, New Harvest Christian Fellowship Church, Our Lady of Guadalupe Church, Pilgrim Rest Baptist Church, Pleasant View Baptist Church, Rexland Acres Assembly of God Church, Saint Emmanuel Baptist Church, Saint John Baptist Church, Saint Paul Christian Methodist Episcopal Church, Saint Paul Church of God in Christ, Saint Peters Missionary Baptist Church, Saints Memorial Church of God in Christ, Seventh Glorious Church of God in Christ, Shalimar Baptist Church, Shiloh Temple Church of God in Christ, Templo Sinai, The Open Door Church of God in Christ, The Peoples Missionary Baptist Church, Thompson Memorial Church of God in Christ, Town and Country Baptist Church, Trinity Baptist Church, Union Baptist Church, Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Kern, United Methodist Church of Lamont, Valley Bible Fellowship Church, and Walls of Salvation Gates of Praise Church. Buildings: Fairfax School District Office, Holloway-Gonzale Branch Kern County Library, and Lamont Branch Kern County Library. Dams: Irrigation Reservoir 2011-002 Dam. Canals: Central Branch Kern Island Canal and East Side Canal. Airports: Bakersfield Municipal Airport. Schools: Alicante Avenue Elementary School, Baker School, Bessie E Owens Elementary School, Casa Loma Elementary School, Edison Elementary School, Fairfax Elementary School, Fairview Elementary School, Fremont Elementary School, Mount Vernon Elementary School, Mountain View Middle School, Myrtle Avenue Elementary School, Nueva Continuation High School, Orangewood Elementary School, Our Lady of Guadalupe School, Pioneer Drive Elementary School, Ramon Gorza Elementary School, Regional Occupational and Agricultural School, Revival Tabernacle Christian Academy, Ruggenberg Training Center, Sierra Junior High School, Virginia Avenue Elementary School, Vista East Continuation School, and Voorhies School. Towers: KBAD-AM (Bakersfield), KCHT-FM (Bakersfield), KCWR-AM (Bakersfield), KERN-AM (Bakersfield), and KHIS-AM (Bakersfield).
SHIPPING AND RETURNS
This map sheet will be carefully rolled in a sturdy tube and shipped via the US Postal Service.

If you find that the sheet you receive is not as described in the listing, you may ship it back to us for a refund of the purchase price.

This antique sheet is a 1932 edition of the Fairfax School California USGS topographic map. It is an authentic 87-year-old 1939 United States Geological Survey print in good condition.

HOW THIS MAP CAN BE USED
In addition to making a fascinating conversation piece, this sheet would look great in a frame or on display, make a unique and prized gift for anyone interested in this area, be perfect as a reference for genealogy studies or general historical research, or fill that missing piece in your collection.

FEATURES SHOWN ON THE MAP
The Fairfax School 7.5-minute map shows cities and towns, roads, paths, railroads, rivers, creeks, elevation contour lines, public land survey lines, county, state, and other administrative boundaries as they existed at the time of the survey in 1929. All known structures (houses, businesses, churches, schools, barns, cabins, etc) are also shown, with exceptions in some urban areas, where only landmark buildings may be shown.

A VALUABLE HISTORICAL RECORD
This map is from the 7.5-minute series, the most detailed series that is widely available from the USGS. The 1932 Fairfax School map is a valuable historical record for the area. It contains some placenames and features that have been dropped from more recent maps.

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