The San Bernard River and its meandering tributaries dominate this landscape in Wharton County, where agricultural patterns meet industrial history. The area around Boling and Newgulf reflects a mid-twentieth-century industrial legacy centered on the Boling Oil Field, once one of the most prolific sulfur and oil producing regions in the world. This economic anchor is supported by the nearby New Gulf Airport and a grid of rural farm roads like FM 1301 RD that connect small settlements such as Iago and Elm Ridge.
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1950 · Houston
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1952 · Danciger
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1952 · Pledger
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1952 · Lane City
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1953 · Needville
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1953 · Guy
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1953 · Kendleton
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1953 · Wharton
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1953 · Hungerford
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1953 · Boling
USGS Topo · 1:24,000