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1963 Map of Alice North

Name: 1963 Topographic Map of Alice North
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1964
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1964

About this map

The city of Alice serves as a concentrated hub of industry and education in the early 1960s, defined by its position at the junction of the Southern Pacific railroad lines. The landscape surrounding the town is heavily marked by the energy sector, featuring the Alice North Oil Field, Embleton Oil Field, and Bentonville Oil Field. These fields, dotted with oil wells and drilling holes, indicate the mid-century petroleum boom that shaped Jim Wells County.

Social and civic life is anchored by numerous institutions, including the William Adams High Sch, St Elizabeth Sch, and the Alice Memorial Stadium. Water management is evident along the Chiltipin Creek, where a controlled inundation area and filtration plant support the growing municipality. For genealogists, the map preserves the locations of the Collins Cem and Rose Lawn Cem, providing a precise record of the community’s footprint before later 20th-century expansion.