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2019 Map of Nursery

Name: 2019 Topographic Map of Nursery
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2019
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2019

About this map

The Guadalupe River winds through the southern reaches of this landscape, marking the transition into the outskirts of Victoria. Much of the map's character is defined by the rural community of Nursery, where agricultural land and ranching roads like Adcock Ranch Rd and Villafranca Ranch Rd dominate the terrain north of the city. Several small watercourses, including Spring Cr and Willow Cr, drain the interior, creating a network of riparian corridors through the open Texas prairie.

Local history and genealogy are well-represented by several burial sites scattered throughout the area, such as Nursery Cem, Oliver Cem, and De Leon Cem. The map shows a clear contrast between the dense residential street grids of northern Victoria and the sprawling tracts of land in the northern half of the quadrangle. This 2019 survey documents the ongoing expansion of the Victoria regional footprint into historically agricultural sectors.