Loading map...

1963 Map of Nursery

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

USGS Topo · Published 1965

About this map

The Southern Pacific rail line cuts a sharp diagonal through this landscape, serving the settlement of Nursery and the smaller station at Meursund. During the early 1960s, this section of Victoria County shows a transition between industrial gravel extraction and traditional ranching or farming, with numerous Gravel Pits dotting the terrain near the rail corridor. To the south, the Guadalupe River meanders across the bottom of the sheet, providing a natural drainage point for Spring Creek.

Evidence of local aviation history is visible at both the Ball Airport and a separate Airfield (Abandoned) located further north. Genealogists can trace family connections through sites like Nursery Cem, Oliver Cem, and Memory Gardens. The map also preserves several family-named thoroughfares, including Raab Road, Kohutek Road, and Sloan Road, which network the open country between Garcitas Creek and the river valley.