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1962 Map of Hensley Lake

Name: 1962 Topographic Map of Hensley Lake
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1964
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1964

About this map

The San Antonio River meanders across this South Texas landscape, creating a fertile river bottom defined by dramatic oxbows like Horseshoe Lake and its namesake Hensley Lake. In the early 1960s, this area of Goliad County maintained a rural character shaped by a network of drainage creeks including Manahuilla Creek and Perdido Creek, which flow toward the river through land dotted with small-scale industry and aviation history.

Settlement is concentrated along the Southern Pacific rail line, where the community of Fannin and the Scurlock siding serve as local anchors. For those researching family history, the sheet identifies several important landmarks including Sepenter Cem, Fannin Cem, and the Manahuilla Ch. The presence of Foster Field (Army) and nearby Quarries reflects the varied military and industrial uses of the land during this era.