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1953 Map of Kendleton

Name: 1953 Topographic Map of Kendleton
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1954
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1954

About this map

The San Bernard River and Turkey Creek define the low-lying geography of this 1950s survey at the boundary of Fort Bend and Wharton Counties. The land is characterized by an extensive network of human engineering, including a Pumping Station, numerous ditches, levees, and pipe lines that manage the waterways across Blossom Prairie. Historically significant features are clearly marked, most notably a Historical Marker designating the site of a Mexican Army encampment along the creek.

Settlement is concentrated along the Southern Pacific rail line and U.S. 59, where the communities of Kendleton and Beasley serve as local hubs. Religious and community life is anchored by landmarks such as Wesley Chapel and Friedens Cem. The map provides a look at the transition from natural sloughs like Cypress Slough and Blossom Prairie Slough to a landscape increasingly dominated by agriculture and infrastructure.