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1925 Map of Mathis No. 3

Name: 1925 Topographic Map of Mathis No. 3
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1925
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1925

About this map

The Nueces River serves as the dominant geographical artery on this sheet, carving a winding path through the borderlands where Live Oak, San Patricio, and Jim Wells counties meet. In 1925, the area was characterized by a network of drainage systems like Lagarto Creek and Resaca Creek that define the rolling topography. Small settlements and points of transit provide essential grounding for local history, with Lagarto and Sandia serving as primary hubs for the surrounding ranching and agricultural landscape.

Transportation infrastructure reflects the early twentieth-century transition from wagon roads to rail-integrated commerce. The San Antonio Uvalde & Gulf railroad crosses the terrain, paralleled in places by early regional thoroughfares like the Beeville Road. From the minor settlement at Casa Blanca to the named drainage of Barbon Hollow, the map documents a specific era of South Texas rural development and hydraulic survey before modern infrastructure significantly altered the river's character.