1963 Map of Lake San Tana

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Santa Anna Mountains dominate the southern portion of this mid-century survey of Coleman County, Texas. This landscape is defined by its transition from high ridges to the creek valleys of Hords Creek and Jim Ned Creek, where the mid-1960s terrain is heavily marked by the region's energy and water infrastructure. The presence of the Hagler Oil Field and the Coleman Junction North Oil Field indicates the importance of petroleum extraction during this era, while Lake San Tana and Lake Sealy suggest man-made water management in an area cut by numerous seasonal streams like Mud Creek and the Santa Anna Branch. Transportation routes are anchored by the Gulf Colorado and Santa Fe railroad, which converges at San Angelo Junction, a critical point for rail historians and genealogists tracing early regional movement.