Loma Novia Oil Field and Hoffman Oil Field anchor this south Texas landscape, illustrating the region's enduring reliance on the petroleum industry. Just south of Freer, several residential developments such as Williamson Addition Colonia, George W Ward Addition Number 2 Colonia, and Highway 16 South Colonia reflect the expansion of the town's footprint into the brush country. The terrain is defined by a network of seasonal watercourses, including Rosita Creek and Hoffman Creek, which are managed by federal infrastructure like the Soil Conservation Service Site 9 Dam. Rising above the surrounding flats, Piedritos Hill serves as a prominent natural landmark in a territory primarily organized around county roads and oil extraction sites.
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1956 · Benavides
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1956 · Rosita Ranch
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1956 · Freer
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1956 · Laredo
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1968 · Benavides NW
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1968 · Parrilla Creek NW
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1968 · Parrilla Creek NE
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1968 · Rosita
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1969 · Rosita NW
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1971 · Freer North
USGS Topo · 1:24,000