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1961 Map of Monroe City

Name: 1961 Topographic Map of Monroe City
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1964
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1964

About this map

The Anahuac Oil Field dominates this 1961 portrait of Chambers County, Texas, where industrial infrastructure meets the intricate drainage of the coastal plain. The landscape is defined by an extensive network of artificial waterways like the Lone Star Canal and the Devers Canal Branch West, which cut across the natural meanders of Whites Bayou and East Fork Double Bayou. These canals supported the regional economy of irrigation and industry that fueled the growth of Monroe City.

Genealogists and local historians can locate family landmarks such as Broussard Cem and Whites Cem, both situated near the Fish Hatchery. The map captures a moment of intense resource extraction, evidenced by the dense grid of pipelines and maintenance roads serving the oil fields. Further south, the terrain softens into the wetlands of Barrow Slough and Oyster Bayou, showing the transition from industrial development to the undeveloped marshes of the Texas coast.