2010 Map of Lissie

About this map

Lissie and its surrounding agricultural prairie are defined by a grid of rural roads and the drainage of the San Bernard River system. This area of Wharton County reflects a landscape long-dominated by ranching and rice farming, bisected by the prominent corridor of US Hwy 90 Alt. The settlement of Lissie sits at a geographic hub for several county roads, while smaller locales like Nottawa and Chesterville anchor the outlying sections. Evidence of the region's energy resources is found southwest of the primary townsite at the Lissie Oil Field. The natural topography is characterized by a network of seasonal watercourses, including West Bernard Creek, Dewberry Branch, and Gum Tree Branch, which wind through the rectilinear property lines and drainage canals that shape this part of the Texas coastal plain.