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1961 Map of Kenedy

Name: 1961 Topographic Map of Kenedy
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1963
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1963

About this map

The Southern Pacific railroad corridor anchors the city of Kenedy, serving as the primary infrastructure artery through this South Texas landscape in the early 1960s. The town site is well-developed with local institutions including a High Sch, City Hall, and several water storage facilities near the city center. To the north, the Evanston Airport and neighboring Fairground suggest a hub of regional activity, while the landscape beyond the municipal limits transitions into a network of resource extraction and agriculture.

Evidence of the local oil and ranching economy is visible through the Oil Field development near Carr Creek and numerous scattered quarries and gravel pits. The terrain is defined by a series of named drainages like Escondido Creek and various hollows including Cow Hollow and Possum Hollow, which feed toward the San Antonio River in the northeast. Genealogy researchers will find significant value in the documentation of the Kenedy Cem, Butler Cem, and Escondido Cem.