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1985 Map of Cuero

Name: 1985 Topographic Map of Cuero
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1985
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1985

About this map

The Guadalupe River and San Marcos River converge in this South Texas landscape, anchoring a region defined by agricultural heritage and the mid-century expansion of the petroleum industry. Numerous named oil fields, including the Egleto Oil Field and Thomaston Oil Field, are scattered across the terrain, indicating the intensive energy extraction that shaped the local economy by the 1980s. The transportation network is dominated by the Southern Pacific Railroad, which links established settlements like Nixon, Smiley, and Westhoff.

Smaller rural communities and vanished post offices such as Monthalia, Dewville, and Kosciuszko provide specific points of interest for genealogists tracing family roots in DeWitt, Gonzales, and Wilson Counties. Notable landmarks and burial sites, such as Hillside Cem and Restland Memorial Park (Cemetery), offer further grounding for local history research. The topography is marked by distinctive rises like Capote Hill and the waters of Lake Gonzales, reflecting the varied drainage patterns of the coastal plains.