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1963 Map of Nursery

Name: 1963 Topographic Map of Nursery
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1985
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1985

About this map

The Guadalupe River winds across the southern reaches of this Victoria County landscape, providing a natural anchor for the surrounding agricultural and industrial activity. The Southern Pacific railroad serves as the primary corridor for the region, passing through the settlement of Nursery and the small station point of Moursund. The area is characterized by numerous Gravel Pit operations and a network of pipelines, indicating the local reliance on resource extraction during the early 1960s.

Local history and genealogy are well-represented by several burial grounds, including Nursery Cem, Oliver Cem, and Memory Gardens. For those interested in aviation history, the map depicts an Airfield (Abandoned) in the north-central section, while the active Ball Airport sits near the river. Waterways like Garcitas Creek, Spring Creek, and Willow Creek define the drainage of the uplands, while named routes such as Fordtran Road and Ball Airport Road connect the scattered farms and rural homesteads.