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1965 Map of North Zulch

Name: 1965 Topographic Map of North Zulch
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1967
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1967

About this map

The intersection of the Chicago Rock Island and Pacific and Fort Worth and Denver railroad and State Highway 21 anchors the community of North Zulch, serving as a central hub for this Madison County landscape during the mid-1960s. The area is defined by a network of rural churches and burial grounds that reflect the long-standing settlement patterns of eastern Texas, including Willow Hole Church, Rock Prairie Church, and Oxford Cemetery.

Industrial development is evident in the southeast near the Madisonville Oil Field, where scattered gas and oil wells dot the terrain. Water resources are managed via the North Zulch Reservoir, while the natural drainage is dominated by the winding paths of Kickapoo Creek and Iron Creek. From the small settlement of Mecca to the west at George, the map details a landscape transition from agricultural fence lines to active petroleum extraction sites.