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1962 Map of Dewville

Name: 1962 Topographic Map of Dewville
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1963
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1963

About this map

The small settlement of Dewville serves as a southern anchor for this 1960s survey of the South Texas brush country. Deep within the landscape, the Capote Hills and Capote Knob rise above a dense network of watercourses including Cordell Creek and Sandies Creek. The map documents a period of ranching and early petroleum exploration, indicated by scattered Oil Well sites and established spreads like Escondido Ranch and Wells Ranch.

Genealogists may find particular value in the Sandy Chapel Cem near the southern boundary, while local history researchers can trace the Indefinite Boundary and the network of primitive Jeep Trails that provided access to this rural interior. Notable features like the Landing Strip and Spillway Elev 411 on O'Neal Creek illustrate the era's land use and infrastructure developments before significant modern expansion.