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1965 Map of El Campo SE

Name: 1965 Topographic Map of El Campo SE
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1967
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1967

About this map

The Hillje Oil Field dominates this mid-1960s landscape, illustrating the intensive petroleum extraction activity across this portion of Wharton County. Dozens of individual Oil Wells are scattered throughout the territory, supported by a network of pipelines and a centralized Pumping Sta. The small settlement of Plainview anchors the northern section, centered at the junction of Plainview Road and a major pipeline corridor.

Hydrological features define the terrain between the oil operations, with East Carancahua Creek and its tributary Little Carancahua Creek cutting through the center and southwestern corner. An interesting scientific landmark, the Radio Astronomical Observatory, sits near the southeastern edge of the map, suggesting the region's suitability for clear-sky observation during this era. The boundary between Wharton Co and Jackson Co is noted as an Indefinite Boundary in the southwest, near the headwaters of Stage Stand Creek.