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1960 Map of Goodlow Park

Name: 1960 Topographic Map of Goodlow Park
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1961
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1961

About this map

Kerens and the surrounding Navarro County countryside are defined by a complex network of waterways and early petroleum extraction in the early 1960s. The landscape transitions from the developed blocks of Goodlow Park to the expansive drainage basins of Chambers Creek and its many tributaries. This survey captures a rural Texas economy in flux, where traditional ranching at Rush Creek Ranch and farming near Round Prairie existed alongside active Oil Wells and associated Sludge Pits.

The map's concentration of local landmarks provides significant value for genealogical research, documenting sites like Alligator Cem and Petersburg Cem. The distribution of scattered settlements such as Rural Shade and the presence of a large Pipeline cutting across the terrain reflect the region's role in the state's mid-century energy infrastructure. Smaller water features like Long Arm Branch and Alligator Creek detail the natural irrigation patterns that shaped land use across these low-lying plains.