1959 Map of Hochheim

About this map

The Guadalupe River carves a winding path through the borderlands of Gonzales and De Witt counties, its complex oxbows defining the local landscape in the late 1950s. This survey captures a rural Texas economy transitioning between traditional agriculture and industrial resource extraction. The community of Hochheim serves as a central anchor, situated just west of extensive Gravel Pits and the Mt Nebo Ch. Smaller, potentially ephemeral settlements like Steen and Dreyer are documented alongside family-named landmarks such as Turkey Bottom and McCoy Creek. The map provides specific detail for genealogists and local historians, noting isolated infrastructure like a Pipeline, an Artesian Well, and the Guadalupe Ch, reflecting the dispersed nature of settlement along the river valley and the undulating terrain of the surrounding ranch land.