Chenango Oil Field and the Angleton Oil Field define the industrial landscape of this Brazoria County region, where petroleum extraction sits alongside a complex network of coastal bayous and drainage canals. The map documents the intricate water system of the Angleton Lateral and Bastrop Bayou, which drain the flat coastal prairie towards the Gulf. Smaller communities and rural hubs like Anchor and Van Pelt are visible, while several private airfields, including Clover Lake Farms Airport and Bailes Airport, indicate the local importance of general aviation. For those tracing family histories, the locations of Revelation Cem and Burrel Chapel Cem provide specific points of interest within the wider landscape of reservoirs like the Hudeck Reservoir and Tigner-Farrer Reservoir.
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1943 · Oyster Creek
USGS Topo · 1:31,680
1943 · Rosharon
USGS Topo · 1:31,680
1943 · Danbury
USGS Topo · 1:31,680
1943 · Angleton
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1943 · Chocolate Bayou
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1943 · Snipe
USGS Topo · 1:31,680
1950 · Houston
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1952 · East Columbia
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1952 · Brazoria
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1953 · Otey
USGS Topo · 1:24,000