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1963 Map of Mission Valley

Name: 1963 Topographic Map of Mission Valley
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1965
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1965

About this map

The Guadalupe River carves a winding path across the landscape of the Mission Valley region, defining the local geography as it flows past the small communities of Thomaston and Mission Valley. This 1963 survey captures a rural Texas landscape in the midst of an energy boom, evidenced by the extensive Thomaston Gas Field, Arneckeville Gas Field, and the Anna Barrie Gas Field.

Local infrastructure is anchored by the Southern Pacific railroad and a network of family-named thoroughfares such as Albrecht Road, Arnold Road, and Ohrt Road. Genealogists will find particular value in the location of the Guadalupe Cemetery and the Mission church, while the presence of several Gravel Pits and the Rayburn Substation underscores the industrial activity supporting the Victoria and De Witt County area during the mid-century.