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1964 Map of Luling

Name: 1964 Topographic Map of Luling
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1975
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1975

About this map

The Luling Oil Field dominates this 1960s landscape, with numerous Oil Wells scattered across the undulating terrain between Stairtown and the city of Luling. This area is fundamentally defined by the intersection of industrial development and local heritage, where the Southern Pacific railroad runs parallel to the winding course of the San Marcos River. The map records a high density of small family and community burial grounds, including Highsmith Cemeteries, Prairie Lea Cem, and the Ussery Cem, which suggest an older pattern of rural settlement that persists alongside the oil infrastructure.

Industrial and civic life centers on the eastern half of the sheet, where the Rosenwald Sch and Luling Memorial Airfield are situated. Water features like Seals Creek and Wolf Creek drain toward the river, cutting through an area marked by gravel production at various Gravel Pits. The presence of several country churches, such as Union Hill Ch and Friendship Ch, further illustrates the communal centers of these Caldwell and Guadalupe County borderlands during the mid-20th century.