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1957 Map of Elm Mott

Name: 1957 Topographic Map of Elm Mott
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1958
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1958

About this map

James Connally Air Force Base dominates the southern landscape of this mid-century survey, its expansive airfield and support facilities such as the Filtration Plant sitting just north of the growing communities of Lacy-Lakeview and Elm Mott. The area is a hub of transportation, defined by the convergence of the Missouri Pacific and Missouri Kansas Texas railroads alongside the Blue Star Memorial Highway.

Beyond the military and transit corridors, the map reveals a rural fabric of small settlements and gathering places like Leroy and Ross. Local history is preserved in the locations of the Gerald Church, New Zion Church, and several burial grounds including Elm Mott Cemetery and Concord Cemetery. The drainage of Tehuacana Creek and its many tributaries, including Little Tehuacana Creek and Post Oak Creek, carves a path through the prairie, illustrating the intersection of natural waterways with the region's mid-century development.