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1971 Map of Freer South

Name: 1971 Topographic Map of Freer South
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1991
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1991

About this map

The Loma Novia Field and Hoffman Field dominate this corner of Duval County, where the landscape is etched by a dense network of oil wells, pipelines, and access roads. At the northwestern edge, the community of Freer is captured during a period of established growth, featuring its High Sch, an Athletic Field, and a local Trailer Park. The surrounding terrain transitions from the concentrated infrastructure of the oil fields to the drainage basins of Tarancahuas Creek and Rosita Creek, where the land is more sparsely settled.

Evidence of the area's geological and extractive history is visible in the numerous Gravel Pit sites scattered near Piedritos Hill. Smaller rural outposts like Rosita and Duval are noted, alongside family or community markers such as a lone Cem near the creek beds. This survey provides a look at the South Texas brush country when the energy industry and cattle ranching shaped every road and property line.