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1958 Map of Losoya

Name: 1958 Topographic Map of Losoya
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1961
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1961

About this map

The Medina River meanders through the heart of this South Texas landscape, defining a valley that supported early settlements and religious foundations south of San Antonio. Near the river, the community of Losoya stands as a focal point, flanked by ecclesiastical landmarks like Our Lady of Mt Carmel Ch and the Mt Carmel Chapel. The map reveals a transition from these established village centers to a more industrial and educational outskirts, marked by South Side High Sch and several Oil Wells scattered across the terrain.

Transport and education are central to the area's development in the late 1950s, with the Missouri Pacific railroad cutting through the western portion near the Thelma Sch. The inclusion of various missions and chapels, such as Borregos Chapel and Shady Oak Mission, underscores the deep-rooted cultural and spiritual history tied to the land, while the presence of a Recreational Area and several Borrow Pit locations indicates a landscape shaped by both leisure and mid-century construction needs.