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2010 Map of Brazoria

Name: 2010 Topographic Map of Brazoria
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2010
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2010

About this map

The Brazos River and San Bernard River wind through this Gulf Coast landscape, defining the layout of settlements and modern water management. The town of Brazoria serves as a central hub, flanked by the residential pocket of Wild Peach and the historic site of Old Brazoria. A network of water control features, including the Fontaine Levee, Brazoria City Reservoir Levee, and the Brazoria Reservoir Dam, highlights the 21st-century efforts to manage the river's flood-prone basin.

Genealogists and local historians will find the Zion Temple Cemetery located south of the main settlement, while the numerous bayous like Middle Bayou and Mill Bayou trace the older drainage patterns of the region. Significant infrastructure such as the Brazoria Bridge and various named roads like Brahman Trl and Apache Trl provide insight into the residential expansion and transportation corridors that connected these river communities during this era.