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1972 Map of Oilton

Name: 1972 Topographic Map of Oilton
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1975
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1975

About this map

Oilton and Mirando City anchor this landscape in South Texas, where the local economy and geography are defined by the petroleum industry. The map documents an extensive network of Oil Wells and infrastructure across the Mirando City Oil Field and Killam Oil Field, illustrating the density of extraction efforts in Webb County during the early 1970s.

Cutting through the center of the sheet, the Texas Mexican railroad line provides a sharp industrial corridor across the brush country, passing near the old settlement of Los Ojuelos. Local history and genealogy researchers will find specific landmarks like the Cem and various Grave sites, alongside the winding course of the Arroyo de los Angeles. The presence of numerous pipelines and Gravel Pits underscores the heavily utilized nature of the land during this era of Texas energy production.