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1960 Map of Beaumont West

Name: 1960 Topographic Map of Beaumont West
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1979
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1979

About this map

Industrial expansion and residential growth define the western edge of Beaumont in the decades following World War II. The landscape is a functional mix of energy extraction and suburban sprawl, anchored by the Amelia Oil Field and South China Oil Field, where numerous wells and sludge pits dot the terrain. Transportation corridors like the Southern Pacific and Missouri Pacific railroads bisect the area, facilitating the movement of goods alongside the Port Arthur Fresh Water Canal.

Neighborhoods such as Calder Highlands and Caldwood show the increasing urbanization of Jefferson County, supported by local institutions like St Andrews Ch and Sallie Curtis Sch. To the south, Tyrrell Park and the Oaks Country Club provide recreational spaces amidst the network of drainage features like Hillebrandt Bayou and Willow Marsh Bayou. This 1960 era survey, with later revisions, documents the transition from open oil fields to a structured municipal environment.