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1963 Map of Berclair NW

Name: 1963 Topographic Map of Berclair NW
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1987
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1987

About this map

The San Antonio River cuts through the northeast corner of this landscape, marking the transition between the rolling uplands of Goliad and Karnes counties. Surveyed in the early 1960s with revisions in the 1980s, the map reveals a countryside defined by the mid-century petroleum economy. Underground energy resources are mapped through the extent of the North Pettus Field and Dial Gas Field, supported by a visible infrastructure of a Pumping Station, numerous Gas Wells, and Oil Wells.

Drainage patterns are intricate, with several family-named or descriptive waterways like Hord Creek, Blanco Creek, and Cottonwood Creek carving through the terrain. The presence of several Gravel Pits and various pipelines indicates a landscape heavily utilized for resource extraction, while the boundary lines of Karnes and Bee counties provide essential reference points for genealogists tracing local land ownership and historical property divisions in this part of South Texas.