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1952 Map of Egypt

Name: 1952 Topographic Map of Egypt
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1981
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1981

About this map

The lowlands of Wharton County are defined here by a network of drainage ditches and windmills, where agricultural land-use intersects with mid-century petroleum extraction. Egypt Oil Field and Spanish Camp Oil Field dominate the central and eastern sections, showing an landscape dotted with gas wells and pipe lines during the early 1950s. The settlement of Egypt sits along the Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe railroad, serving as a focal point for the local community near Peach Creek.

Further south, the cultural landscape is anchored by several rural landmarks, including the Camp Zion Church and its adjacent Camp Zion Cemetery. The mapping records a transition in the region, with revisions highlighting new structures near Jerusalem Church and the Old Jerusalem Cemetery. Natural watercourses like West Bernard Creek and Lone Tree Creek meander through the prairie, often paralleled by levees and irrigation structures designed to manage the Texas coastal plain's hydrology.