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2013 Map of Martinez

Name: 2013 Topographic Map of Martinez
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2013
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2013

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Kirby and China Grove anchor this 2013 survey of the eastern San Antonio metropolitan area, where suburban expansion meets the managed waterways of the Texas plains. The landscape is defined by the drainage basins of Martinez Creek and Escondido Creek, both modified by a series of engineered reservoirs including Soil Conservation Service Site 6-A Reservoir and Soil Conservation Service Site 3 Reservoir. These sites illustrate the region's 20th-century water management strategies designed to mitigate flooding and support local agriculture.

Genealogists and local historians can locate several traditional burial grounds that predate the modern residential developments, such as Kempin Cem and the Salem Cem near the community of Sayers. The terrain is generally level, punctuated only by local features like Calf Hill, while the infrastructure of the Upper Martinez Creek Wastewater Treatment Facility and Martinez 911 Wastewater Treatment Facility reflects the increasing industrialization and utility needs of the growing Bexar County suburbs.