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1970 Map of Live Oak

Name: 1970 Topographic Map of Live Oak
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1973
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1973

About this map

Live Oak appears as a quiet ranching and resource-extraction landscape in western Texas during the early 1970s. The terrain is defined by a series of intermittent watercourses including Middle Kickapoo Creek in the north and the prominent Brady Creek winding through the center. A network of Oil Wells, Gas Wells, and a prominent Pipeline indicates the mid-century energy development that overlay the traditional agricultural landscape.

Evidence of local industry and infrastructure is scattered throughout the survey, from numerous Gravel Pit sites to the private Wood Ranch Landing Field. The small community focus near the southern boundary centers on the Live Oak Cem and the surrounding drainage of Live Oak Creek. A system of man-made water management is visible through several noted Riser and Spillway features designed to handle controlled inundation across the undulating ranchland.