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Title: Los Angeles County Assessor's Road
Maps
Dates: 1860-1897
Bulk dates: 1870-1894
Collection Number: mssLos Angeles County Assessor's Road Maps
Creator:
Los Angeles County (Calif.). Office of
Assessor.
Extent:
372 maps
Repository: The Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens.
Manuscripts Department
1151 Oxford Road
San Marino, California 91108
Phone: (626) 405-2191
Email: reference@huntington.org
URL: http://www.huntington.org
Abstract: Collection of maps surveyed for the
Los Angeles County Assessor’s Office between 1860 and 1897. The maps primarily focus
on excavations, improvements, and expansions of roads throughout Los Angeles, San
Bernardino, and Orange Counties. Most of the maps show boundary lines of the various
Ranchos existent throughout these counties, and many also include houses, railroads,
telegraph lines, and elements of the natural landscape such as canyons and rivers.
Language of Material: The records are in English.
Open to qualified researchers by prior application through the Reader Services Department. For more information, contact Reader
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The Huntington Library does not require that researchers request permission to quote from or publish images of this material,
nor does it charge fees for such activities.
The responsibility for identifying the copyright holder, if there is one, and obtaining necessary permissions rests with the
researcher.
[Identification of item], Los Angeles County Assessor's Road Maps, The Huntington
Library, San Marino, California.
Gift of the Los Angeles County Office of the Assessor, January 28, 2009.
The Los Angeles County Office of the Assessor, which has operated since 1850, locates
taxable property in Los Angeles County, identifies land owners, and establishes a
taxable value for all property. Twelve different individuals held the position of
Assessor from 1860-1897, beginning with W.W. Maxy from 1859-1861 and ending with
Theodore Summerland from 1894-1898.
Collection of maps surveyed for the Los Angeles County Assessor's Office between 1860
and 1897. The maps primarily focus on excavations, improvements, and expansions of
roads throughout Los Angeles, San Bernardino, and Orange Counties, with geographic
coverage ranging from Malibu to Pomona and Newhall to San Juan Capistrano. Most of
the maps show boundary lines of the various Ranchos existent throughout these
counties, and many also include buildings, railroads, telegraph lines, land use,
relief, and elements of the natural landscape such as canyons and rivers. Also
included are maps showing the San Gabriel Mission, San Juan Capistrano Mission, and
an elevation of the Los Angeles County court house. Some of the Ranchos depicted
include San Antonio, Azusa, San Jose, Los Nogales, San Pedro, San Joaquin, San
Rafael, Centinela, La Puente, Sausal Redondo, La Ballona, Rodeo-de-las-Aguas,
Cienega, San Pasqual, and San Francisquito. Property shown includes that of Elias
'Lucky' Baldwin, Pio Pico, and Abel Stearns.
Arrangement
The maps were originally housed in 16 bound volumes. The maps are currently
arranged in the order in which they were bound, and where a volume number is
missing and cannot be determined a letter has been substituted (Vol. A, B, C,
etc.).
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Baldwin, Elias Jackson,
1828-1909.
Lecouvreur, Frank,
1829-1901.
Pico, Pio,
1801-1894.
Stearns, Abel,
1798-1871.
Los Angeles County
(Calif.). Office of the Assessor.
Mission San Gabriel
Arcangel (San Gabriel, Calif.)
Pomona College (Pomona,
Calif.)
Anaheim
(Calif.)--Maps.
Azusa
(Calif.)--Maps.
California--History--1850-1950.
Claremont
(Calif.)--Maps.
Compton
(Calif.)--Maps.
Downey
(Calif.)--Maps.
Duarte
(Calif.)--Maps.
El Monte
(Calif.)--Maps.
Fullerton
(Calif.)--Maps.
Gallatin
(Calif.)--Maps.
Garvanza
(Calif.)--Maps.
Glendale
(Calif.)--Maps.
Glendora
(Calif.)--Maps.
La Canada
(Calif.)--Maps.
La Puente
(Calif.)--Maps.
Los Angeles
(Calif.)--Maps.
Los Angeles River
(Calif.)--Maps.
Los Feliz (Los Angeles
County)--Maps.
Los Nietos
(Calif.:Township)--Maps.
Mission Viejo
(Calif.)--Maps.
Newhall
(Calif.)--Maps.
Newport
(Calif.)--Maps.
Newport Bay
(Calif.)--Maps.
Norwalk
(Calif.)--Maps.
Pasadena
(Calif.)--Maps.
Piedmont
(Calif.)--Maps.
Pomona
(Calif.)--Maps.
Ramona
(Calif.)--Maps.
Rancho Boca de la Playa
(Calif.)--Maps.
Rancho Canada de los
Alisos (Calif.)--Maps.
Rancho Cienega
(Calif.)--Maps.
Rancho La Ballona
(Calif.)--Maps.
Rancho Laguna de los
Palos Colorados (Calif.)--Maps.
Rancho Los Alamitos
(Long Beach, Calif.)--Maps.
Rancho Los Cerritos
(Calif.)--Maps.
Rancho Palos Verdes
(Calif.)--Maps.
Rancho Portero de Felipe
Lugo (Calif.)--Maps.
Rancho Rodeo de las
Aguas (Calif.)--Maps.
Rancho San Francisquito
(Calif.)--Maps.
Rancho San Joaquin
(Calif.)--Maps.
Rancho San Jose
(Calif.)--Maps.
Rancho San Pascual
(Calif.)--Maps.
Rancho San Pedro
(Calif.)--Maps.
Rancho San Rafael
(Calif.)--Maps.
Rancho Santa Margarita
(Calif.)--Maps.
Rancho
Tajauta--Maps.
Rancho Trabuco
(Calif.)--Maps.
San Carlos Ranch
(Calif.)--Maps.
San Dimas
(Calif.)--Maps.
San Fernando
(Calif.)--Maps.
San Gabriel River
(Calif.)--Maps.
San Joaquin County
(Calif.)--Maps.
San Juan Capistrano
(Calif.)--Maps.
San Juan Creek (Orange
County, Calif.)--Maps.
Santa Ana River
(Calif.)--Maps.
Santa Anita
(Calif.)--Maps.
Santa Clara River
(Calif.)--Maps.
Santa Monica
(Calif.)--Maps.
Sierra Madre
(Calif.)--Maps.
Tustin
(Calif.)--Maps.
Watts (Los Angeles,
Calif.)--Maps.
Westminster
(Calif.)--Maps.
Whittier
(Calif.)--Maps.
Wilmington
(Calif.)--Maps.
Historical maps--California--19th
century.