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1954 Map of Aransas Pass

Name: 1954 Topographic Map of Aransas Pass
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1966
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1966

About this map

Live Oak Ridge forms the topographical spine of this coastal landscape, where the growing street grids of Aransas Pass and Ingleside meet the industrial energy of the mid-century Texas Gulf Coast. The map reveals a region defined by its transit corridors, from the Texas and New Orleans (Southern Pacific) railroad to the critical shipping lanes of the Intracoastal Waterway and Aransas Pass Channel.

Social and industrial history is deeply etched into the terrain, showing the Aransas Pass Oil Field dotted with wells alongside local landmarks like the Kieberger Sch and Prairie View Cem. The transition of the local economy is evidenced by the Refinery (Aband) near a sprawling Tank Farm, while leisure culture of the 1950s appears at the Tarpon Drive-in Theatre. This survey captures the complex intersection of petroleum extraction, maritime commerce, and established residential life at the edge of Redfish Bay.