
Kingsville serves as the primary anchor in this coastal plains landscape, dominated by the campus of Texas A and M University Kingsville and a network of residential streets that end abruptly at the surrounding ranchland. The terrain is defined by a series of intermittent drainages and ephemeral water bodies, including the wide path of Santa Gertrudis Creek and the marshy expanses of Tranquitas Lake and Ogados Lake. Local history is anchored by the Chamberlain Cem and the Santa Gertrudis Memorial Cem on the southern edge of town, while the surrounding countryside is marked by specific watering points like the Posta Water Hole. This era shows the transition from the structured university environment to the open, creek-fed brush country along the Nueces and Kleberg county line.
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1917 · Ben Bolt
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1921 · Falfurrias
USGS Topo · 1:125,000
1928 · Sarita
USGS Topo · 1:125,000
1950 · Corpus Christi
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1954 · Kingsville
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1954 · Riviera
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1956 · Corpus Christi
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1956 · Laredo
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1960 · Corpus Christi
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1963 · Ben Bolt SE
USGS Topo · 1:24,000