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1952 Map of Marcado Creek

Name: 1952 Topographic Map of Marcado Creek
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1976
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1976

About this map

The coastal prairie of Victoria County is defined by a dense network of meandering waterways and emerging energy infrastructure in the mid-20th century. Watercourses such as Marcado Creek, Casa Blanca Creek, and Garcitas Creek wind through the landscape, bordered by an extensive system of Levees and a Spoil Bank. The presence of several Oil Wells and a Gas Well signifies the transition toward petroleum extraction that reshaped this region's economy alongside traditional ranching and transit.

Local history and genealogy are anchored by the Wood Sch and nearby Wood High Cem, which along with the Shillerville Cem, provide essential touchpoints for tracing family roots in this rural Texas district. The Southern Pacific railroad line cuts across the northwestern corner, while the Arroyo Palo Alto and Aquilla Creek drainage patterns illustrate the low-lying, flood-prone nature of the coastal plain near the Gulf.