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1965 Map of Camp Garcia

Name: 1965 Topographic Map of Camp Garcia
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1992
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1992

About this map

The Rincon Oil Field and Braulia Oil Field anchor this mid-1960s survey of the South Texas brush country, documenting a landscape defined by petroleum extraction and ranching. Located near the Starr Co Hidalgo Co boundary, the terrain is crisscrossed by a network of access roads and a significant Pipeline system servicing the region's energy infrastructure. Settlements are sparse, represented primarily by Camp Garcia in the southwest corner and isolated Pumping Sta locations that dot the landscape.

The map reveals the industrial footprint of the Yturria Oil Field, Davenport Oil Field, and Borosa Oil Field, where numerous individual wells and a Gravel Pit indicate the intensive use of the land. In the northeast, the intermittent drainage of La Joya Creek provides a rare topographic marker in an otherwise heavily managed oil-field environment. The prevalence of fine red dashed lines indicates selected fence lines, tracing the division of larger ranch tracts across the basin.