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1992 Map of Elmendorf

Name: 1992 Topographic Map of Elmendorf
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1993
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1993

About this map

Calaveras Lake dominates the center of this landscape southeast of San Antonio, serving as a cooling reservoir for the Sommers-Deely Power Plant. This industrial footprint is surrounded by a network of rural family histories, evidenced by the numerous small cemeteries such as Delgado Cem, Arciniega Cem, and Flores Cem that dot the countryside near Elmendorf. The map captures a moment of transition where traditional land use, represented by the Eckert Oil Field and old agricultural roads like Cassiano Road and Sulphur Springs Road, meets modern infrastructure.

Water management is highly visible through a series of flood control structures along the drainage basins, including Calaveras Creek Dam No 5 and Calaveras Creek Dam No 9. These dams regulate the flow of Calaveras Creek and Hondo Creek as they feed into the larger reservoirs. To the northwest, the settlement of Boldtville sits near the San Antonio Corporate Boundary, marking the edge of suburban expansion into the Bexar and Wilson County borderlands.