
La Ward sits at the intersection of FM 616 and Ganado Ave, serving as the primary settlement in this coastal Texas landscape. The geography is defined by the complex drainage systems of West Carancahua Creek and East Carancahua Creek, which flow southward toward the headwaters of Carancahua Bay. To the west, the winding path of Keller Creek further carves the terrain. Transportation is dominated by a grid of rural county roads such as Revel Rd and Francitas Rd, alongside smaller local thoroughfares like Refugio St and Howard Ave. A notable point of private aviation, Whites Airport, is situated in the northwest, punctuating a landscape otherwise devoted to the wide expanses of Jackson County prairie and coastal marshland.
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1952 · Francitas NW
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1952 · Manson
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1952 · Point Comfort
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1952 · Olivia
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1952 · Turtle Bay
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1952 · Francitas
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1952 · Francitas NE
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1952 · La Ward
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1952 · Lolita
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1953 · Beeville
USGS Topo · 1:250,000