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1963 Map of Monteola

Name: 1963 Topographic Map of Monteola
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1982
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1982

About this map

The rolling South Texas plains of the Karnes Co Bee Co border reveal a landscape defined by ranching and resource extraction in the early 1960s. Rural settlements like Monteola and Caesar anchor the area, with the latter situated at the heart of the Caesar Oil Field, where numerous oil wells dot the terrain. The presence of the Pullin Livingston Cem and Elim Ch suggests deep-rooted family ties in this pocket of Bee County, while several Gravel Pits indicate the local industrial activity of the period.

Water management is dominated by the seasonal flow of Sulphur Creek, Media Creek, and Dry Media Creek, which carve through the land amidst scattered clusters of mesquite and brush. Small rail-side or crossroads locales such as Zubkerville and Bainville mark the northern reaches of the sheet, providing a glimpse into the distribution of small Texas communities before late-20th-century consolidation.